| Title: |
Why Indigenous Children's and Young Adult Literature Matter. Occasional Paper Series 54 |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Joaquin Muñoz; Dawn Quigley; Jennifer Brant, Contributor; Julie Kaomea, Contributor; Erenna Morrison, Contributor; Robert Petrone, Contributor; Jasmine Rice, Contributor; Rachel Stubbs, Contributor; Gayatri Thakor, Contributor; Anja Dressler Araujo, Contributor; Nicola Daly, Contributor; Kari Dressler, Contributor; Julie Barbour, Contributor; Jadyn Fischer-McNabb, Contributor; Darryn Joseph, Contributor; Aubrey Jean Hanson, Contributor; Te Kani Price, Contributor; Erin Spring, Contributor; Pania Tahau-Hodges, Contributor; Jue Wang, Contributor; Kawata Teepa, Contributor; Trisha Moquino, Contributor; Nic Vanderschantz, Contributor; Debbie Reese, Contributor; Eboni Waitere, Contributor; Tiffany Jewel, Contributor; Bryony Walker, Contributor; Katie Kitchens, Contributor; Christine Hartman Derr, Contributor; Laini Szostkowski, Contributor; Lori Huston, Contributor; Byron Graves, Contributor; Jan Hare, Contributor; Kim Spencer, Contributor; Ashleigh Janis, Contributor; Brian Lee Young, Contributor; Leigh Kweon, Contributor; Bank Street College of Education |
| Source: |
Bank Street College of Education. 2025. |
| Availability: |
Bank Street College of Education. 610 West 112th Street, New York, NY 10025. Tel: 212-961-3336; Tel: 212-875-4400; e-mail: collegepubs@bankstreet.edu; Web site: http://www.bankstreet.edu |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
133 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Document Type: |
Collected Works - General |
| Descriptors: |
Childrens Literature; Adolescent Literature; Indigenous Populations; Authors; Indigenous Knowledge; Cultural Awareness; Diversity; American Indian Culture; Feminism; Foreign Countries; Story Telling; MOOCs; Pacific Islanders; Hawaiians; Colonialism; Resilience (Psychology); Picture Books; Reading Material Selection |
| Geographic Terms: |
New Zealand; Hawaii; United States; China; Canada |
| Abstract: |
In Issue 54 of the Bank Street "Occasional Paper Series," the goal is to highlight the contributions of Indigenous authors creating Indigenous Children's and Young Adult Literature (ICYAL) that is changing the landscape of how Indigeneity is both represented and created. Following the invitation to researchers, teachers, authors, and readers of ICYAL, the issue shows how ICYAL is being taken up and provides an inspiration to educators to use ICYAL in their own classrooms. This issue showcases works that could demonstrate the ways that ICYAL stories are helping to engage, represent, and reimagine Indigeneity across multiple contexts, in Turtle Island, and around the globe. The life experiences portrayed in ICYAL are crucial in how they center the diversity of Indigeneity, portraying a vast array of distinct Indigenous Nations and communities, and at the same time, speaking to universal human experiences. ICYAL offers fascinating insights into the experiences of Indigenous Peoples across time spans, lands, and contexts. Indigenous authors create works that are centering youth and home communities in ways that center strength, power, and survivance. This special issue of the Occasional Paper Series includes scholarship from across geographical and disciplinary contexts, writing from community experts, and poetry and creative writing from Indigenous authors, reflecting on their experiences as creators of ICYAL. |
| Abstractor: |
ERIC |
| Entry Date: |
2026 |
| Accession Number: |
ED678018 |
| Database: |
ERIC |