Literary Criticism
Native authors are working to counter stereotypical portrayals of American Indians. Alongside them are Native and non-Native scholars who critique classic, award-winning, best-selling books by and about American Indians. Two examples are Slapin and Seale’s Through Indian Eyes: The Native Experience in Books for Children and Seale and Slapin’s A Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children. Also see the Oyate website. A Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books or Children is a recipient of a 2006 American Book Award.
Another text is Paulette F. Molin's American Indian Themes in Young Adult Literature published in 2005 by Scarecrow Press.
Also see American Indians in Children's Literature an internet blog and resource maintained by Debbie Reese, a professor in American Indian Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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