Doris Seale
American poet (1936–2017)
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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 in Brookline, Massachusetts 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]
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| Born | Doris Marion Cota July 10, 1936[1] |
| Died | February 10, 2017 (aged 80) |
| Occupations | Librarian, poet |
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]
Awards
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
- Doris Seale; Beverly Slapin, eds. (2005). A broken flute: the Native experience in books for children. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-7591-0778-6.