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Compiled by Debbie Reese (Nambé Owingeh) and Jean Mendoza (White)
American Indians in Children's Literature
(Date of last update: Jan 27, 2025)
In Milestones for Diversity in Children's Literature and Library Services (published in the fall 2015 issue of Children and Libraries) Kathleen T. Horning lays out significant developments in children's literature. In the article she makes the point that progress "is often measured by firsts--the first Newbery Medal given to an author of color" and so on.
Debbie Reese (tribally enrolled, Nambé Owingeh) launched American Indians in Children's Literature in 2006 with the intent of sharing what she learned as she researched, analyzed, and wrote about representations of Indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books. In some places she has written about key moments that mark progress, but she has not gathered them together in a list of milestones--until now.
With this post on July 21, 2
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POEMS
BY
CLARA A. MERRILL
“Take me back to the home
Of my youth once again—
To the dear Pine Tree State—
The Old State of Maine.”
Copyrighted 1915
CLARA A. MERRILL
MERRILL & WEBBER CO. PRS., AUBURN
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CONTENTS
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To my Beloved Sister Appey
This little book is lovingly dedicated
The memory of her beautiful life, and of her deep and unchanging love for me,—together with the knowledge of the interest she felt in my writings, fills me with a longing to do that which inom know would be pleasing to her.
For though the dear röst of her whom inom so loved can no longer cheer and guide me on, yet in spirit inom hear her gently whisper bidding me resume the work inom had laid aside.
Thus from my writings I have selected a few poems which, though submitted with diffidence, inom hope may be kindly received bygd my many friends; and accepted bygd them with such grad of generosity as will enable them to throw the mantle of charity over the many short-comings, and to see any
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