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When real history gets recast as 'fiction,' it's another form of book-banning
A committee without credentials in Montgomery County, Texas, decided a historical work about Indigenous people, "Colonization and the Wampanoag Story" was fiction. It's an extension of book banning, which is forbidden in Illinois.
Texas county reverses classification of Indigenous history book as fiction
A Montgomery County committee caused an outcry after labelling “Colonization and the Wampanoag story,” a children’s Native American history book, as fiction.
Wampanoag history book at the center of Texas controversy
Linda Coombs, has been at the center of an effort in Texas to discredit her work about America from an indigenous perspective. In September, a citizen’s review committee directed Coombs’ 2023 book, “Colonization and the Wampanoag Story,
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We fight book bans in Texas. This county’s latest move stunned us.
If government officials can dismiss a well-researched, factual account of history as fiction, then what other truths will they try to silence?
Montgomery County committee incorrectly categorized historical book as fiction, publisher says
Coombs is a historian and author from the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah. She wrote children's books for a museum series that highlighted aspects of southern New English tribal cultures, according to Penguin Random House.
A Texas county called a history book about Native Americans in Massachusetts fiction. It reversed itself after an outcry.
A Texas county backtracked after widespread criticism when it said a children's book on Native American history in Massachusetts was fiction.
Texas county libraries label Native American history book as fiction, draws criticism
A citizen review committee in Montgomery County labeled 'Colonization and the Wampanoag Story' as fiction. Commissioners review decision Tuesday.
Montgomery County library will reclassify book about Native Americans amid pressure
Anti-censorship and pro-book advocates prevailed in Montgomery County on Tuesday as a children’s book about indigenous history was returned to its nonfiction categorization. Colonization and the Wampanoag Story by Linda Coombs was moved to the fiction shelves of Montgomery County public libraries earlier this month.
Local author releases new book about Texas history
Putting pen to paper, Deborah Burkett once again brings to life those who impacted Texas history. Using the individual’s own words, Burkett allows people to speak for themselves in her latest work, “From the Alamo to Present Day: Texans Speak.
Texas Community Blast Local Officials Who Voted to Move Native American History Book to Fiction Section: 'Stop Weaponizing Everything'
Local Texas officials are facing intense scrutiny from community members, after they learned about a vote to label a children's book on Native American history as fiction. Native American historian Linda Coombs' book "Colonization and the Wampanoag Story" was shelved as fiction in Montgomery County public libraries Oct.
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Wampanoag author’s children’s book at center of Texas library book controversy
Montgomery County north of Houston ordered “Colonization and the Wampanoag Story,” by local author Linda Coombs, back to the ...
The Washington Informer
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JEALOUS: Attacks on People’s Stories Are Attacks on People. Just Ask a Librarian.
Houston suburb reclassifies Native American book as fiction, invalidating Indigenous history. Librarians and activists fight ...
WBUR
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Concord Museum event among many celebrations in Mass. of Indigenous Peoples Day
The Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers performed at the Concord Museum on Monday, teaching families traditional native ...
The Martha's Vineyard Times
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Juli Vanderhoop: A woman of the first light
Wampanoag translates to “people of the first light.” One of the Vineyard’s Wampanoag matriarchs and one of its brightest ...
Cape Cod Times
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Wampanoag-led health symposium in Orleans explores human connection to land
Wampanoag elder, historian and author Linda Coombs will explore how human health and wellness connects to the wellbeing of the land, in Orleans.
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