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For Immediate Release
January 24, 2022
AILA announces 2022 American Indian Youth Literature Awards
CHICAGO — Today American Indian Youth Literature Award winning titles
were highlighted during the American Library Association (ALA) Youth
Media Awards, the premier announcement of the best of the best in
children’s and young adult literature.
Awarded biennially, the award identifies and honors the very best
writings and illustrations for youth, by and about Native American and
Indigenous peoples of North America. Works selected to receive the
award, in picture book, middle grade, and young adult categories,
present Native American and Indigenous North American peoples in the
fullness of their humanity in present, past and future contexts.
https://ailanet.org/activities/american-indian-youth-literature-award/ Young writers and illustrators honored by Native library group |
The American Indian Library Association announced its youth book
awards Monday to honor writings and illustrations by young Native and
Indigenous folx, as Mountain West News Bureau's Dave Rosenthal reports.
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