Hi all!

I'm doing a pre-conference session in Long Branch on Tuesday afternoon (April 29). The title is a bit challenging:

"Are Librarians Unwittingly Complicit? Informed Selection of Books about American Indians"

but I assure you, I was 'unwittingly complicit' too, back before I began to think critically about the ways that American Indians are shown in children's books. And, I remain 'unwittingly complicit' about a wide range of topics and peoples of the world.

I hope you'll come to this session. Between now and that day, think about books you read as a child. A favorite book, or, one you hated. You might ask your parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, if they remember reading to you, or if they remember you as a reader in childhood. I will start the session by talking about those memories.

See you soon!

Debbie

Visit my Internet blog and resource: American Indians in Children's Literature.

To get to it, go to my faculty bio and click on 'Web Page'Debbie A. Reese (Nanbé Ówîngeh)

http://www.nah.uiuc.edu/faculty-Reese.htm

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

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