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Debbie Reese

Writing Native American Characters: How Not To Do A Rowling | On Demand Master Class

July 24, 2016March 21, 2018Writing the Other

J. K. Rowling drew negative attention from Native people for what she did in her work Magic in North America. The mistakes she [...]

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Instructor: Debbie Reese

Debbie Reese is an enrolled member of the Nambé Pueblo Tribe. In 2006 she established the American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) website as a resource for people interested in critical perspectives and analysis of indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books. Debbie is a founding member of the Native American House and American Indian Studies program at the University of Illinois. She is on the Literature Advisory Board for Reading is Fundamental and the Advisory Board for Reach Out and Read American Indian/Alaska Native. She holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Illinois.

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This is a very good, condensed, well balanced and presented mix of information and practice on writing about difference.

― SK on the Classic Seminar

Many writers live in fear of making offensive mistakes. This workshop is crucial for understanding how that fear can lead to marginalization or elimination of characters that challenge the status quo. And it’s fun, too.

― A Seattle student on the Classic Seminar

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