ownvoices for IASL: Curating a List of Authentic Voices for Indigenous Children's and Young Adult Literature

At the 2017 IASL Annual Conference, the Children's and Young Adult Literature Special Interest Group (CYAL SIG) discussed the creation of "Authentic Voices," a curated list of titles, authors, illustrators, and publishers identified by IASL members as sharing authentic voices from ind...

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Published inSelected papers from the ... Annual Conference, International Association of School Librarianship pp. 1 - 9
Main Authors Garrison, Kasey L, Carmichael, Pat, Manck, Katy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brantford International Association of School Librarianship 01.01.2018
Subjects
Children
Childrens literature
Indigenous peoples
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Native literature
Readers
Young adult literature
Young adults
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Summary:At the 2017 IASL Annual Conference, the Children's and Young Adult Literature Special Interest Group (CYAL SIG) discussed the creation of "Authentic Voices," a curated list of titles, authors, illustrators, and publishers identified by IASL members as sharing authentic voices from indigenous peoples around the world. "Authentic Voices" is envisioned to be a mirror for readers from these groups, a window for readers outside of these cultures, and a sliding glass door to promote engagement with all (Sims Bishop, 1990). This paper describes the need for such a list, important diversity movements and trends in children's and young adult literature including #weneeddiversebooks and #ownvoices, and some exemplars to be included on the list.