Thread by @debreese, Watching @BishopNaomi give a webinar on the American Indian Library Association's Youth [...]

Debbie Reese (tribally enrolled, Nambé Pueblo)

Watching @BishopNaomi give a webinar on the American Indian Library Association's Youth Literature Awards. AILA President Cindy Hohl introduced Naomi, and then we're off! Will tweet as I can.

Great start from Naomi! She begins by showing a map of Native Nations in AZ. My guess is many ppl in the webinar know that Native ppl are still here but some don't, and it is helpful to show this sort of map.

Ah! Next slide is Sarah Park Dahlen's infographic!

To see the 2015 one and the 2018 one, go to Sarah's website: https://readingspark.wordpress.com/2019/06/19/picture-this-diversity-in-childrens-books-2018-infographic/

Picture This: Diversity in Children’s Books 2018 Infographic

In 2016, we published the infographic “Diversity in Children’s Books 2015.” It went viral and was discussed on Twitter, in Facebook groups, published in books and journals, and presented at countle…

https://readingspark.wordpress.com/2019/06/19/picture-this-diversity-in-childrens-books-2018-infographic/

Here's info about AILA's Youth Lit Award: https://ailanet.org/activities/american-indian-youth-literature-award/

American Indian Youth Literature Award - American Indian Library Association

The first AILA American Indian Youth Literature Awards were presented during the Joint Conference of Librarians of Color in 2006. Awarded biennially, the AIYLA identifies and honors the very best...

https://ailanet.org/activities/american-indian-youth-literature-award/

In the last webinar I saw Naomi do, she reflected on the body of books selected for AILA awards in the past. She poses great questions about them, patterns over time, etc.

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