Quick Summary
"Indigenous Representations: A Literature Workshop" is designed for educators (such as teachers and librarians) and focuses on how to select, critically analyze, and incorporate Indigenous youth literature. Registration will open August 2019.
Text courtesy of Hannah Buckland, State Library Program Specialist, Minnesota Department of Education
Save the date for Indigenous Representations!
Saturday November 9, 2019
8:45 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Rauenhorst Ballroom, Coeur de Catherine
St. Catherine University
2004 Randolph Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55105
Indigenous Representations: Resources Aligned to Birth-Grade 12 Minnesota Education Standards
This workshop for educators (such as teachers and librarians) focuses on how to select, critically analyze, and incorporate Indigenous youth literature. With an emphasis on Indigenous-authored (#OwnVoices) texts, this workshop will encourage participants to explore books aligned with specific Minnesota English Language Arts Standards and develop strategies for incorporating titles in curricula, programming, and other activities. Participants will also have opportunities to practice hands-on book evaluation and to purchase titles included in the recommended lists. The day’s activities include lectures, readings, and interactive workshops by Dr. Dawn Quigley (Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe; Apple in the Middle) and Dr. Debbie Reese (Nambe Pueblo; founder of the American Indians in Children’s Literature blog and co-adaptor of An Indigenous People’s History of the United States Adapted for Young Readers).
Registration will open August 2019. Capacity is set at 60 participants, all of whom must work in Minnesota. To ensure representation from libraries and media centers across Minnesota, a brief application (to be released in August) will be a required component of the registration process. A limited number of travel grants will be available.
If you have any questions of this workshop, please contact Leah Larson (leah.larson@state.mn.us) or Hannah Buckland (hannah.buckland@state.mn.us).
Supported by MDE Office of Indian Education and State Library Services, St. Catherine University MLIS Program, and the Kerlan Friends University of Minnesota Libraries. This workshop is funded in part using federal funding, Library Services and Technology Act [LS 00-18-0024-18].
