A British Columbia author whose children's book about residential schools was temporarily banned by a #US school board says she is concerned about possible bans on #Indigenous books in #BC classrooms.
Some experts share Jordan-Fenton's concern about U.S. book bans having a "chilling effect" on decisions about school books in B.C.
#bookban #USpol #CANpoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/indigenous-book-bans-bc-1.6985294
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