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Doris Seale

Doris Seale (born Doris Marion Seale; July 10, 1936 – February 17, 2017) was a Santee Dakota, Abenaki and Cree librarian, poet, writer, and educator. She worked as a librarian for 45 years.[1][2] She has written about Native Americans sending positive messages to children. Her work has helped to educate teachers about the truth about Native American people and cultures. She was a co-founder of Oyate, an advocacy and education organization which reviews children's literature to ensure it treats Native Americans with "historical accuracy, cultural appropriateness and without anti-Indian bias and stereotypes".[3]

She wrote poetry and non-fiction that focused on these themes. Her last published work, A Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children, dealt with issues of cultural appropriation. It included a chapter on deconstructing the myths perpetuated about the first Thanksgiving, helping educators create more culturally appropriate activities for the holiday.[4] Her activism extended into other areas of her work. When she received the ALA Equity Award in 2001, the ceremony was being held at the Marriott Hotel in San Francisco, a hotel that was in a labor dispute with its workers. Seale joined that picket line rather than go inside to accept her award.[5]

Awards

Works

Poetry

  • Blood Salt. American Native Press Archives. 1989.
  • Ghost dance: new and selected poems. Oyate. 2000. ISBN 978-0-9625175-8-7.

Non-fiction

  • Caucasian Americans: Basic Skills Workbook. Berkeley, CA: Oyate. 1994.
  • How to Tell the Difference: A Checklist for Evaluating Children's Books for Anti-Indian Bias. New Society Publishers. 1992. ISBN 1-55092-163-0.
  • Little Whitepeople. Berkeley, CA: Oyate. 1995.
  • The Multicolored Mirror: Cultural Substance in Literature for Children and Young Adults. CCBC/Highsmith Press. 1991.
  • Thanksgiving : a native perspective. Berkeley, CA: Oyate. 1998.
  • Through Indian eyes : the native experience in books for children. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: New Society Publishers. 1992.

Editor

References

  1. ↑ "Oyate - Staf & Board". Oyate. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "DORIS MARION SEALE". Legacy.com. Boston Globe. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Oyate - About Us". Oyate. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ Morris, Amanda (November 10, 2015). "Teaching Thanksgiving in a Socially Responsible Way". Teaching Tolerance. Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ Reese, Debbie (June 5, 2017). "Doris Seale, 1936-2017". American Indians in Children's Literature. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  6. ↑ Malden, Cheryl. "Seale receives the 2001 Equality Award". American Library Association. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
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