Watch this Talking Kids and Race conversation with special guest, American Indians in Children's Literature founder Dr. Too many present American Indians as "people of color," which they may or may not be, dismissing their defining attribute as people of sovereign nations. Too many children's books present Native peoples exclusively as historical figures, for example, ignoring the presence and realities of the 500+ federally recognized Native Nations in the United States today. How do you choose children’s books about Native peoples? Because most of us were socialized and educated to think of Native peoples in narrow and biased ways, we typically don't recognize how deeply flawed many of the books we choose are.
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