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Christine Day (author)
Christine Day is an Indigenous American author of children's books. She is a member of the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe. Her novel ''We Still Belong'' won the American Indian Youth Literature Award for middle school book, and three of her books have received American Indian Youth Literature Award honors. Day grew up in Seattle. Her mother was adopted prior to the Indian Child Welfare Act, which inspired her debut novel, ''I Can Make This Promise.'' As a child, she attended a ballet program with Pacific Northwest Ballet School, where she learned about Maria Tallchief. Later, when approached about adapting Clinton and Boiger's picture book about Tallchief, she was thrilled at the opportunity. Day received a master's degree from the University of Washington. For her thesis, she studied Coast Salish weaving traditions. Awards and honors In 2019, the Chicago Public Library, ''Kirkus Reviews'', NPR National Public Radio (NPR) is an American public broadcasting organization head ...
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The University of Washington (UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the United States. The university has a main campus located in the city's University District. It also has satellite campuses in nearby cities of Tacoma and Bothell. Overall, UW encompasses more than 500 buildings and over 20 million gross square footage of space, including one of the largest library systems in the world with more than 26 university libraries, art centers, museums, laboratories, lecture halls, and stadiums. Washington is the flagship institution of the six public universities in Washington State. It is known for its medical, engineering, and scientific research. Washington is a member of the Association of American Universities. According to the National Science Foundation, UW spent $1.73 billion on research and develo ...
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