A broken flute : the Native experience in books for children

Seale, Doris. (Added Author). Slapin, Beverly. (Added Author).

Summary: "'A Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children' is a companion to its predecessor published by Oyate, 'Through Indian Eyes: The Native Experience in Books for Children'. A compilation of work by Native parents, children, educators, poets and writers, 'A Broken Flute' contains, from a Native perspective, 'living stories', essays, poetry, and hundreds of reviews of 'children's books about Indians'. It's an indispensable volume for anyone interested in presenting honest materials by and about indigenous peoples to children." -- Publisher's website.

Record details

ISBN: 0759107785
ISBN: 9780759107786
ISBN: 0759107793
ISBN: 9780759107793
Physical Description: print
x, 463 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Publisher: Walnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press ; Berkeley, CA : Oyate, ©2005.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

A cultural encounter / Dovie Thomason -- Open letter to a non-Indian teacher / an Indian mother -- Living stories -- The gift of syrup / Jim Northrup -- Frybread- and feather-free / Cynthia Leitich Smith -- Old Tsa Tsi / MariJo Moore -- Who stole Oñate's foot? / Michael Lacapa -- Charlie's bundle / Lois Beardslee -- Dead pawn / John Rustywire -- No, you can't have my firewood / Lois Beardslee -- Welcome home, our relative / Radley Davis -- Reviews: books about "Ishi" -- Reviews: books about the California missions -- Reviews: books about the Navajo Long Walk -- Little house on the Osage prairie / Dennis McAuliffe, Jr. -- Elsa remembers / Peter Cole -- My heart is on the ground and the Indian residential school experience / Marlene R. Atleo/?eh?eh naa tuu kwiss, Naomi Caldwell, Barb Landis, Jean Paine Mendoza, Deborah A. Miranda, Debbie A. Reese, Beverly Slapin and Cynthia L. Smith -- Reviews: books about the Indian residential schools -- Poems -- Reviews: books of poetry -- Reviews: Sliammon stories -- Reviews: carving a dream -- Reviews: Indian children's art -- Reviews: Indian children's writing -- Reviews: arts and crafts books -- Reviews: photography, "Shooting back" -- Reviews: photoessays of Indian children -- Photoessays series -- A guide for evaluating photoessays / Naomi Caldwell, Debbie A. Reese, Beverly Slapin -- Reviews: books about dreamcatchers -- Reviews: books about Kokopelli -- When I look in your Eyes of darkness / Jean Paine Mendoza -- Paul Goble / Doris Seale -- The buffalo skull / Joseph Bruchac -- Reviews: books about buffalo -- A knothead / Desiree Future Goss -- This is about Coyote / Doris Seale -- Reviews: books about Coyote -- Coyote blue / Judith Mountain-Leaf Volborth -- Waterbugs / Peter Blue Cloud -- This is about Raven / Marlene R. Atleo/?eh?eh naa tuu kwiss -- Reviews: books about Raven -- Goodbye Columbus: take two / Jean Paine Mendoza -- Deconstructing the myths of "the first Thanksgiving" / Judy Dow and Beverly Slapin -- Take two Coyote stories and call me in your next lifetime / Joseph Bruchac -- Reviews: authors "A" to "Z" -- The Winona dilemma / Lois Beardslee -- No word for goodbye / Mary TallMountain.