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| | Multicultural Children's Literature: An Evaluation Tool |
 | | Beverly Slapin (1992), in her introduction to Through Indian Eyes, notes the detrimental effects an inaccurate portrayal can have on a Native American child reading supposedly about his or her culture yet seeing illustrations depicting another tribe, or worse yet, seeing a conglomeration of Native American cultures in one picture. |
 | | Authentic multicultural literature in the classroom is also necessary in helping students to develop an understanding of diverse cultures, the people and their perspectives (Aoki, 1992; Banfield, 1998; Barrera, Liguori and Salas, 1992; MacCann, 1992; Pescosolido, Grauerholz and Milkie, 1997; Rochman, 1993; Slapin and Seale, 1992; Yokota, 1993). |
 | | MacCann (1992) and Magda Lewis (1988) both note that Native Americans are often still depicted as a generic Indian type, or as helpless and dependent upon benevolent whites. |
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