Are you looking for ways to share more authentic stories about native peoples with your children, including the most troubling aspects? A Native children’s lit expert shares her top picks.
~ From Parent Map monthly magazine, written by Sharon Chang.
Source: Kids’ Books That Share True Stories of Native Peoples
Thank you for this!
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My pleasure…so important.
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so good to know!
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Thanks for taking a look, Beth!
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I’m so glad that books such as these are written. It is so important that we remain educated and learn from past atrocities.
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Exactly, Pete! Thanks for your feedback.
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What a valuable resource, Becky! Thank you for sharing this!
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You’re so welcome, Dave. Thanks for commenting!
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Thanks! 🙂 Sharing…
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Thank YOU, Bette! Much appreciated.
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I just took a look. I wish these books had been written when I was a kid. I didn’t begin to learn the false narrative we’d all be handed until I was in high school.
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I know what you mean, Liz! I think I didn’t really become aware until college!
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Great resources as usual, Becky! Thanks!
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Always welcome, Cecelia!
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I wish I were born in this age… children have so many books now!
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So true!
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Thanks for sharing the link to these great book recommendations.
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My pleasure, Sheryl!
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I don’t have kids, but if I did, I’d like them to learn about different people, cultures and beliefs.
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Thanks for your feedback on this important topic, Patsy!
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Yes, a great resource! Very nice. One of the most important attributes of modern literature about indigenous peoples, for adults and children, is to present them as living communities. There’s history and there’s contemporary culture. Indigenous people don’t ‘live’ in museums. As Liz suggests, the narrative portraying them as an exterminated people of the past who somehow deserved to be destroyed was just awful. We won’t even mention how horrible films were ‘back then’ either!
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That’s for sure, Mary Jo!
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What a very useful list! Thank you for sharing, Becky:))
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Again, thank you!
Here in Canada we are still working on many issues in this regard.
One of our First Nations reserves has run out of water, and the water they had was on a boil advisory for 25 years.
Disgraceful!
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That certainly is…
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Embarrassing and shameful!
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Now here’s something you don’t see very often – thank you!! I am going to share with my town librarian because I know she would also be interested.
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Wonderful; thanks so much!
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Very helpful list. Thanks for sharing it.
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And thank YOU for taking a look!
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here in Oz we are very mindful of our indigenous artists; it is pleasing that they are represented in the Book Review section of our major dailies and their songs are given airplay on our radio stations. We still have debate about Australia Day
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