Why do we have to have to call a Native American woman anything at all?
I'm a white woman and there is no term for me...well some days there is!
:-)
Jennifer Garcia, Librarian
Uvalde Junior High School
P.O. Box 1909
Uvalde, TX 78802
(830)591-2980
garciaj@ucisd.net
>>> Debbie Reese <debreese@UIUC.EDU> 10/22/2007 6:40 PM >>>
Dear Colleagues:
A teacher in Maine said to a Native woman, "What
can we call you Native American women if we can't
call you squaw?" That question prompted me to
write about the use of the word 'squaw' in
children's books. See the post to my blog on Monday, October 22nd.
Also this week, I wrote about a phrase... Did you
know that "The only good Indian is a dead Indian"
appears three different times in LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE?
And, with Halloween coming up, I also wrote a bit
about costumes. Below is the list of what I added
to American Indians in Children's Literature last
week. To read it all, go to my webpage at the
University of Illinois and click on "Web Page."
http://www.nah.uiuc.edu/faculty-Reese.htm
And please forward this email to others who work with children and
books.
Tuesday, October 16th
"The only good Indian is a dead Indian"
Wednesday, October 17
2008 Lacapa Spirit Prize - Call for submissions
Sunday, October 21
Halloween Costumes
Monday, October 22
The word "squaw" in SIGN OF THE BEAVER
Have a good week!
Debbie
Debbie A. Reese (Nambé Pueblo)
Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Native American House, Room 2005
1204 West Nevada Street, MC-138
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Email: debreese@uiuc.edu
TEL 217-265-9885
FAX 217-265-9880
My Internet blog and resource:
American Indians in Children's Literature
To get to it, visit my bio and click on 'Web Page'
http://www.nah.uiuc.edu/faculty-Reese.htm
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