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• Title:Through Indian eyes : the native experience in books for children / edited by Beverly Slapin and Doris Seale.
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:Slapin, Beverly.
  Seale, Doris.
  Xwi7xwa Collection
  
• Published/Created:Los Angeles, Calif. : American Indian Studies Center, University of California, ©1998.
  

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  • Location:XWI7XWA LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: PR C668 T57 1998
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• FNHL (Xwi7xwa) Subjects: Indigenous Peoples--Juvenile literature--History and criticism.
  Indigenous Peoples--Stereotypes.
  
• Library of Congress Subjects:Indians of North America
  Indians of North America
  Indians of North America
  American literature--Indian authors--History and criticism.
  Indians of North America--Public opinion.
  Indians in literature.
  Public opinion--United States.
  Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States.
  
• Genre/Form:Book reviews.
  
• Description:vii, 246 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
  
• Series:Contemporary American Indian issues series ; no. 7.
  
• Summary:"Through Indian Eyes, a compilation of work by Native parents, educators, poets, and writers, is for anyone interested in presenting non-biased material about Indigenous peoples to children. Through Indian Eyes contains, from a Native perspective, essays and poetry, critical reviews of more than 100 children's book by and about Indian peoples, a guide to evaluating children's books for anti-Indian bias, a recommended bibliography, and a resource section of Native publishers and organizations."--back cover.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-239) and index.
  
• ISBN:0935626468
  
• Contents:Introduction / Beverly Slapin
  The bloody trail of Columbus Day / Beverly Slapin and Doris Seale
  "Let us put our minds together and see what life we will make for our children." / Doris Seale
  Why I'm not thankful for Thanksgiving / Michael A. Dorris
  Notes from an Indian teacher / Rosemary Gonzales Ten Fingers
  "I" is not for "Indian" / Michael A. Dorris
  Two plus two or why Indians flunk / Beverly Slapin
  Sun dance
  Poetry
  Fiery red / Cení Myles
  Thanking the birds : Native American upbringing and the natural world / Joseph Bruchac
  Storytelling and the sacred : on the uses of Native American stories / Joseph Bruchac
  Not just entertainment / Lenore Keeshig-Tobias
  Grandmothers of a new world / Beth Brant
  Book reviews / Doris Seale
  How to tell the difference / Beverly Slapin, Doris Seale, Rosemary Gonzales Ten Fingers.