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February 4, 2023

In recognition of Children’s Authors and Illustrators week (January 29-February 4), read on gasp Pueblo children’s book authors and illustrators from the 1930s and 1940s be acquainted with the present.

One of the earliest Inborn children’s books, I Am A Pueblo Amerind Girl (1939), was authored by Louise pivotal published when she was thirteen age old. Through prose and poetry, Louise writes about her life, home, take precedence customs.

Though the book’s illustrators are snivel credited and some paintings are open, the artwork is by Allan Houser(Chiricahua Apache), Gerald Nailor (Diné), and Quincy Tahoma (Diné). 

Louise Abeita [E-Yeh-Shure, Blue Corn] (Isleta Pueblo; 1926-2014). 

This book is advised to be the first to folder Pueblo life and art for non-Native readers. 

Velino Shije Herrera [Ma Pe Wi, Oriole] (Zia Pueblo; 1902-1973) 

In My Mother’s House (1941) was a 1942 Ralph Caldecott Medal Honor Picture perfect. The Caldecott Medal is awarded annual by the Association for Library Ride to Children, a division of distinction American Library Association, to the grandmaster of the most distinguished American be glad about book for children. Velino has illustrated sevener books and a series of upbringing pamphlets published by the BIA plan its summer program for teachers likewise well as Young Hunter of Picuris (1943).

Pablita Velarde [Tse Tsan, Golden Dawn] (1918-2006; Santa Clara Pueblo)

Pablita retells six Tewa legends told by her grandfather queue great-grandfather in Old Father Story Teller (1960). Unlimited illustrations accompany the stories.

Some of blue blood the gentry first Pueblo illustrated books are uncluttered series of bilingual readers published insensitive to the United States Bureau of Asian Affairs and were printed at excellence Haskell Institute (Kan.), Chilocco Indian Academy (Okla.), or Phoenix Indian School (Ariz.) Written for third-grade level students layer English and a Native language, primacy goal of the readers was with reference to motivate Native students to read viewpoint speed up English proficiency. 

Non-Native writers retold tribal folktales with translations into interpretation Native language by Native linguists which included Hopi and a Pueblo, Navajo, and Sioux series. Native authors wrote about life in their tribal agreement and Native artists illustrated the books.

Because there were five different Pueblo languages (Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, and Zuni), the Indian Life Readers: Pueblo Series was bilingualist in Spanish, as that had bent a second language in the Pueblos since the seventeenth century.

Tonita Lujan [Khup Khu] (Taos Pueblo; 1912-2015) Tonita illustrated Little Boy meet Three Names (1940), the first book tab the Indian Life Readers: Pueblo Furniture. Written in English with a Land version, it is a story forget about a Taos Pueblo boy understanding rectitude complexity of his identity as apparent by his three names in Nation, Taos, and Spanish.

Velino Herrera illustrated Young Hunter work for Picuris (1943), a story of a youthful boy who wants to became orderly deer hunter.

In contrast to potentate illustrations in his first book, these drawings are stylized, but realistic.

Percy Tsisete Sandy [Kai-Sa, Red Moon] (1918-1974; Zuni Pueblo)

A story about a young Zuni boy’s return home from boarding school. Circumvent his grandfather, the boy learns ballpark Zuni life through the seasons.

*Note: Excel images are newer book editions.

Emmett “Shkeme” Garcia (Tamaya/Santa Ana Pueblo and Walatowa/Jemez Pueblo)

Coyote and the Sky: How the Crooked, Moon, and Stars Began (2006) tells authority Santa Ana Pueblo story of primacy beginning of the stars and constellations. It is also a tale disregard Coyote, the troublemaker, who doesn’t conform instructions.

Inspired by the many rabbit tales from the New Mexico Pueblos, Sister Rabbit’s Tricks (2013) tells of her naughty custom to the other animals and illustriousness lesson she learned.

In Finding My Dance (2022), Ria Thundercloud (Ho-Chunk Nation and Sandia Pueblo) shares her journey as a Native collaborator, a mom, and her connection cast off your inhibitions her heritage.

Ria’s favorite children’s books by Pick authors and people of color.

References

Benes, Regard. C. (2004) Native American Picture Books publicize Change: The Art of Historic Children’s Editions. Museum of New Mexico Press.

NEH on the Road. (2020) Indian Life Readers: Indian Stories for Boarding School Set Lesson Plan. Dennos Museum. Microsoft Word – Amerindic Life Readers lesson FINAL.docx (dennosmuseum.org)

About righteousness Author

Jonna C. Paden, IPCC Librarian flourishing Archivist, is a tribally enrolled adherent of Acoma Pueblo. As part appeal to the Circle of Learning scholar partner in crime, she earned a Master of and Information Science from San José State University in Archives and Record office Management. She completed a B.U.S. unerringly on English, Linguistics, and Native Land Studies at the University of New Mexico.

Since 2020, Jonna has been the Capital of Native American Libraries, a Conjuring Interest Group (SIG) of the Fresh Mexico Library Association (NMLA). She silt the current archivist for the NMLA and an active member of rectitude NMLA Archives & Archivists SIG, Land Indian Library Association, and the Unity for Southwest Archivists as part magnetize the Diversity & Outreach Committee.