[LM_NET] Am Psych Assoc resolution re American Indian imagery

[Debbie Reese <debreese@UIUC.EDU>]

Hello,

Back in 2005, the American Psychological Association
passed a resolution calling for the immediate retirement
of American Indian mascots, symbols, images, and
personalities used by schools, colleges, universities,
athletic teams, and organizations. Although they say
nothing about images in children's books, it seems to
me that APA's statement merits attention from those
of us involved in the creation, review, and selecting
of children's books.

For more, see my blog post on Monday, October 30th.
Posts this week to American Indians in Children's Literature 
(http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/)
include:

Monday, October 30, 2006
American Psychological Assoc. Resolution on American
Indian Imagery

Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Tim Tingle's CROSSING BOK CHITTO

Thursday, November 2, 2006
American Indian "Pourquoi" tales

Sunday, November 5, 2006
Teaching about American Indians: "You don't want us to
do anything!"

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
Internet Resource & Blog: 
http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/
Native American House: http://www.nah.uiuc.edu

TEL 217-265-9885
FAX 217-265-9880

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