Debbie Reese (Nambé Pueblo)
Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies

Office: Native American House, MC 138
E-mail: debreese@uiuc.edu
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Debbie Reese is an enrolled member of the Nambé Pueblo Tribe and has previously taught at Riverside Indian School in Anadarko, Oklahoma, and Santa Fe Indian School, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  Her research interests include the representations of Native Americans in children's and young adult literature, textbooks, curricular materials, and other forms of media used in the classroom.  Her articles, essays, and reviews have appeared in print and on-line academic journals as well as publications that are used by teachers and librarians who work with children.  Her current research projects include a book titled Indians as Artifacts: How Images of Indians are used to Nationalize America’s Youth¸ and a searchable database of children's books by and about Native Americans. An award-winning teacher, Reese teaches Politics of Children's Literature, Introduction to American Indian Studies, History of American Indian Education, and seminars centered on American Indian Studies.