Debbie Reese

Debbie Reese is a Nambé Pueblo scholar, advocate, and educator. Reese founded American Indians in Children's Literature, which analyzes representations of Native and Indigenous peoples in children's literature. She co-edited a young adult adaptation of An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States with Jean Mendoza in 2019.

Early life and education Reese was born and raised on the Nambé Pueblo reservation in New Mexico. She is also tribally enrolled at Nambe.

She attended the University of New Mexico, where she received a B.A. in education. She received a PhD in education from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She later received her MLIS from San Jose State University through a grant that funded 20 Native students to complete the degree. She previously taught in American Indian Studies at University of Illinois.

In 2019, she and Jean Mendoza co-wrote An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People, based on An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States.

Personal life Reese lives in California. She is married and has one daughter. 2022 - University of New Mexico Native American Alumni Chapter's Outstanding Alumni Award. For An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People:

Best YA Nonfiction of 2019, Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction of 2019, School Library Journal 2020 American Indian Youth Literature Award for Young Adult Honor Book 2020 In the Margins Award