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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers has just released their
<a href="http://www.wordcraftcircle.org/honors">list of annual honors and awards</a>. This list may be a good tool for developing a collection of culturally appropriate Native American materials. In addition to the typical awards like best fiction, non-fiction,
and children’s books, you will also find best album, best film, best publisher, and best blogger!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Some of these items may be difficult to find. Therefore, in most cases, Wordcraft has provided links to where you can purchase them. Here is the link:
<a href="http://www.wordcraftcircle.org/honors">http://www.wordcraftcircle.org/honors</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Enjoy,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Katie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Katie Anderson, Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>, 503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Fiction:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
<span style="color:#3399FF">Geary Hobson, <i>Plan of Jars And Other Stories</i></span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Non-Fiction:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
<span style="color:#0099FF">Lois Red Elk, <i>Our Blood Remembers</i></span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Poetry:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
<span style="color:#3399FF">Alice Azure, <i>Games of Transformations</i></span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Film: </span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#3399FF">Diane Glancy,
<i>Dome of Heaven</i></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Children's Literature:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
<span style="color:#3399FF">Tim Tingle, <i>Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey From Darkness Into Light</i></span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Academic:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
<span style="color:#3399FF">Jodi Byrd, <i>The Transit of Empire: Indigenous Critiques of Colonialism</i></span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Performer:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
<span style="color:#3399FF">James Luna</span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Album:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
<span style="color:#3399FF">Radmilla Cody, <i>Shi Kehyah: Songs for the People</i></span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">History:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
<span style="color:#3399FF">Betty Donohue, <i>Bradford's Indian Book: Being the True Roote & Rise of American Letters as Revealed by the Native Text Embedded in Of Plimoth Plantation</i></span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Publisher:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
<span style="color:#3399FF">Mongrel Empire, Jeanetta Calhoun Mish</span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Blogger:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
<span style="color:#3399FF">Debbie Reese, American Indians In Children's Literature</span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Drama:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
<span style="color:#0099FF">Kim Blaeser, <i>The Museum At Red Earth</i></span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Genre (Historical Fiction):</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
<span style="color:#0099FF">Murv Jacobs, Debbie Duval, James Murray, <i>Secret History of the Cherokees</i></span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<b><span style="color:#333333">Genre (Mystery):</span></b> <b><span style="color:#0099FF">Sara Hoklotubbe,
<i>The American Cafe</i></span></b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Genre (Literary Criticism):
<span style="color:#0099FF">Penelope Myrtle Kelsey, <i>Maurice Kenny: Celebration of a Mohawk Writer</i></span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">General and Specialty Awards</span></u></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">LF3 Memorial Award (Wordcrafter of the Year):</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
<span style="color:#CC0000">Arigon Starr</span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">For her work with the Indigenous Narratives Collective in trying to bring more attention to the work of Native American comic book artists and graphic novelists
and connect with our youth and communities by tapping into the artistic spirit coupled with good storytelling.</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"><a href="http://www.arigonstarr.com" target="_blank">MORE INFORMATION HERE</a></span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<b><span style="color:#333333">Bright Star Award (Youth of the Year):</span> <span style="color:#CC0000">
Stephanie Padilla and Pamela Lujan</span></b><br>
<i><span style="color:#333333">For their support of Wordcraft Circle and embodying our vision for the future.</span></i>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Sovereign Nation of the Year:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
<span style="color:#CC0000">Oneida Nation</span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">For their long-time commitment to supporting the voices of Native people, especially through their arts initiatives in and around the Oneida Nation.</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"><a href="http://www.oneidaindiannation.com" target="_blank">MORE INFORMATION HERE</a></span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<span style="color:#333333">Pathfinder Award:</span> <i><span style="color:#CC0000">Sovereign Erotics</span></i><span style="color:#CC0000"> - Qwo-li Driskill, Deborah Miranda, Daniel Heath Justice</span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">For pushing the boundaries of Native literature by exploring new topics and blazing a trail for the next generation of writers and storytellers.</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"><a href="http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/Books/bid2298.htm" target="_blank">READ MORE AND BUY HERE</a></span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Editor of the Year:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
<span style="color:#CC0000">Alison Hedge Coke, <i>Sing: Poetry for the Indigenous Americas</i></span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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