Doris Seale
Autor(a) de Through Indian Eyes: The Native Experience in Books for Children
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Obras de Doris Seale
Associated Works
A Gathering of Spirit: A Collection by North American Indian Women (1984) — Contribuinte — 152 cópias
The Colour of Resistance: A Contemporary Collection of Writing by Aboriginal Women (1993) — Contribuinte — 29 cópias
Sinister Wisdom 22/23: A Gathering of Spirit: North American Indian Women's Issue (1983) — Contribuinte — 19 cópias
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- Sexo
- female
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 5
- Also by
- 3
- Membros
- 175
- Popularidade
- #122,547
- Avaliação
- 4.3
- Resenhas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 10
- Idiomas
- 1
It begins with some examples descriptions by Native Americans (including some of the reviewers) of their feelings when reading some of the very negative stereotypes, or of their attempts to ask teachers not to assign the books. It includes some good stories that could be used in classroom settings instead of some of the legends "rewritten" by non-Native authors which either miss the point, include stereotypes, or are of topics which should not have been shared. Part of the book will address a common topic, e.g. dreamcatchers or coyote tales, and review a number of books on that topic with an overview of the meaning of that topic to different tribes. The bulk of the book contains reviews of a long list of authors and specific publications, some of whom are acknowledged as having changed their approach.
A 'handout' style listing of what to look for in evaluating books would have been helpful, and maybe I just missed it. There was such a handout for evaluating photoessays of Native Indian Children which can be used for any book.
I will admit that after reading much of the book it felt like a lot of the reviews were repetitive in the aspects that were seen as negative. I'm sure it felt repetitive to the reviewers also. I started to get an idea of what to look for in my reading--beyond just avoiding the use of pejorative terms. I also noticed how very few non-Native authors got a clear pass, and how most of the authors who did have a tribal affiliation were given positive reviews (caveat: I did not read beyond 'C' in the alphabetical list because I had no more renewals on the library book.)… (mais)