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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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