Doris Seale
Doris Seale | |
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| Born | Doris Marion Cota July 10, 1936[1] |
| Died | February 10, 2017 (aged 80) |
| Occupation(s) | Librarian, poet |
Doris Seale (born Doris Marion Cota; July 10, 1936 – February 17, 2017) was an American librarian, poet, writer, and educator. She worked as a librarian for 45 years.[2][3] 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".[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
Seale self-identified as having Santee Dakota, Abenaki and Cree heritage.
Awards
[edit]Works
[edit]Poetry
[edit]- Blood Salt. American Native Press Archives. 1989.
- Ghost dance: new and selected poems. Oyate. 2000. ISBN 978-0-9625175-8-7.
Non-fiction
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Doris Seale; Beverly Slapin, eds. (2005). A broken flute: the Native experience in books for children. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-7591-0778-6.
References
[edit]- ^ "Obitiary - Doris Marion Seale". The Burlington Free Press. February 25, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via www.newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oyate - Staf & Board". Oyate. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ "Doris Marion Seale". Legacy.com. Boston Globe. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ "Oyate - About Us". Oyate. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ Morris, Amanda (November 10, 2015). "Teaching Thanksgiving in a Socially Responsible Way". Teaching Tolerance. Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ^ Reese, Debbie (June 5, 2017). "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
[edit]- "Doris Seale", Native American Authors Project
- "Resources for Teaching About Native Americans", Encyclopedia Smithsonian
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- 1936 births
- 2017 deaths
- American educators
- American women poets
- American Book Award winners
- American librarians
- American women librarians
- 20th-century American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- American people who self-identify as being of Sioux descent
- American people who self-identify as being of Abenaki descent
- American people who self-identify as being of Cree descent