Doris Seale
Doris Seale (born Doris Marion Seale, July 10, 1936 - February 17, 2017) was a Santee Dakota, Abenaki and Cree poet, writer, and educator who 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]
Her writing focuses on these themes. Her last published work A Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children, deals with issues of cultural appropriation. It includes 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. Doris Seale joined that picket line rather than go inside to accept her award.[5]
Awards
- 2001 American Library Association Equality Award [6]
- 2006 American Book Award
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
- A broken flute: the Native experience in books for children. Rowman & Littlefield. 2005. ISBN 978-0-7591-0778-6.
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References
- ^ "Oyate - Staf & Board". Oyate. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ "DORIS MARION SEALE". Legacy.com. Boston Globe. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ "Oyate - About Us". Oyate. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ Morris, Amanda. "Teaching Thanksgiving in a Socially Responsible Way". Teaching Tolerance. Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ Reese, Debbie. "Doris Seale, 1936-2017". American Indians in Children's Literature. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ Malden, Cheryl. "Seale receives the 2001 Equality Award". American Library Association. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
External links
- "Doris Seale", Native American Authors Project
- "Resources for Teaching About Native Americans", Encyclopedia Smithsonian
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