SINCE 2021. TONIGHT, KOAT KICKS OFF A SERIES OF STORIES HIGHLIGHTING NEW MEXICO’S RICH INDIGENOUS HISTORY AND CULTURE. IT IS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. ROYALE ROYALE DA INTRODUCING US TO AN ...
Soft watercolor smudges of vibrant red, turquoise, and yellow sprawl across the first pages of the children’s book Jingle Dancer, by Cynthia Leitich Smith. Head in hand, Smith’s young protagonist, ...
As a driving force behind Heartdrum, a HarperCollins imprint devoted to Native American children’s book authors, Cynthia Leitich Smith has seen firsthand how Indigenous representation in publishing ...
Indigenous people preserve their history by telling their own stories. That’s why Ashleigh Thompson and other Indigenous artists curated “Save Indigenous History: An Activity Book for Children.” The ...
Sibert Honoree Sorell, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, and Caldecott Medalist Goade, an enrolled member of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, convey the significance of returning to one’s ...
“1492. As children, we were taught to memorize this year with pride and joy as the year people began living full and imaginative lives on the continent of North America. Actually, people had been ...
Small publishing houses have known for years there’s an audience for young people’s books by and about Indigenous people. The Minnesota Historical Society, for example, published “How the Birds Got ...
A children’s book written by British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been withdrawn from sale after it was criticised for causing offense to Indigenous Australians. The Guardian newspaper reported ...