[LM_NET] Bruchac's CODE TALKER

[Debbie Reese <debreese@UIUC.EDU>]

I vaguely recall an important, leading voice in 
children's literature saying something like "we 
wish the complainers would just go away."  The 
person who wrote to me yesterday is not alone in 
her view of those of us who object to being misrepresented.

It's infuriating on so many levels, to be dissed and dismissed.

Do you know that American Indians serve in the 
military at higher rates than others? You know 
how important American Indians were in America's war efforts?

Back in March, I posted a review essay of four 
children's books about the Navajo Code Talkers. 
The essay is by Beverly Slapin. The four books are:

Joseph Bruchac's CODE TALKER
Nathan Asseng's NAVAJO CODE TALKERS
Sara Hoagland Hunter's THE UNBREAKABLE CODE
Kenji Kawano's WARRIORS: NAVAJO CODE TALKERS

Here's the link to that essay:
http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2007/03/childrens-books-on-navajo-code-talkers.html

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

My Internet blog and resource:
American Indians in Children's Literature
To get to it, visit my bio and click on 'Web Page'
http://www.nah.uiuc.edu/faculty-Reese.htm





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