Through Indian Eyes: The Native Experience in Books for Children

Edited by Beverly Slapin and Doris Seale, 1998.

Through Indian Eyes is a compilation of work by Native parents, educators, poets, and writers. It contains essays, poetry, critical reviews of more than 100 children’s books by and about Indian peoples, a guide to evaluating children’s books for anti-Indian bias, a recommended bibliography, and a resource section of Native publishers and organizations.

246 pp.

OUT OF PRINT

Table of Contents

Introduction
Beverly Slapin

The Bloody Trail of Columbus Day
Beverly Slapin and Doris Seale

"Let us put our minds together and see what life we will make for our children"
Doris Seale

Why I'm Not Thankful for Thanksgiving
Michael A. Dorris

"I" Is Not for "Indian"
Michael A. Dorris

Two Plus Two or Why Indians Flunk
Beverly Slapin

Sun Dance

Poetry

Fiery Red
Ceni Myles

Thanking the Birds: Native American Upbringing and the Natural World
Joseph Bruchac

Storytelling and the Sacred: On the Uses of Native American Stories
Joseph Bruchac

Not Just Entertainment
Lenore Keeshig-Tobias

Grandmothers of a New World
Beth Brant

Book Reviews
Doris Seale

How to Tell the Difference
Beverly Slapin, Doris Seale, Rosemary Gonzales Ten Fingers