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Many stories written about Native Americans are not accurate representations of American Indians. Literature about Native Americans is either stereotypical, romanticized, or primitive representations. (Reese, 2007) Native American Literature in the 21st century represents Native Americans in their present day context. Native American contemporary authors include Sherman Alexie, George Vizenor, Anton Treuer, Simon Ortiz, N. Scott Momaday, Joy Harjo, James Welch, Louise Erdrich, Eric Gansworth, Richard Van Camp, Joseph Bruchac, James Welch, Heid E. Erdrich, Lisa Charleyboy, Leslie Marmon Silko, Deborah Miranda, Erika Wurth, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Marcie Rendon, Luci Tapahonso, and Tim Tingle.

1) Reese, Debbie. (2007). Proceed with Caution: Using Native American Folktales in the Classroom. Language Arts, 84(3), 245–256. 2) Reese, Debbie. (1999). Authenticity & Sensitivity: Goals for Writing and Reviewing Books with Native American Themes. School Library Journal, 45, 36–37. 3) Reese, D. (2007). Guidelines for Evaluating and Selecting Native American Literature for the Classroom. Language Arts, 84(3), 254. 4) LAMBERT, V., & LAMBERT, M. (2014). Teach Our Children Well. American Indian Quarterly, 38(4), 524-540. 5) Chaudhri, A. & Schau, N. Child Lit Educ (2016) 47: 18. doi:10.1007/s10583-015-9255-1 6)Toensing, Gale Courey. (2016)Expand Your Reading List With These Seven Books: 2016 Hot List. Indian Country Today, http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/08/03/expand-your-reading-list-these-seven-books-2016-hot-list-165144 7) Vizenor, G. (2010). American Indian Art and Literature Today: survivance and tragic wisdom. Museum International, 62(3), 41-51. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0033.2010.01732.x 8) Zitzer-Comfort, C. (2008). Teaching Native American Literature: Inviting Students to See the World through Indigenous Lenses. Pedagogy, 8(1), 160-170. doi:10.1215/15314200-2007-031 9) A Gallery of Native Writers and Illustrators. https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/p/a-photo-gallery-of-native-writers-and.html