Vice-principal April Waters said she was shocked to hear the sequel is off-limits in the Durham region. Officials are expected to discuss the matter during a public meeting Tuesday.Īt Winnipeg’s Bruce Middle School, grades 6 and 8 students are currently reading Robertson’s series. School board leaders did not respond to requests for comment Monday. We continue to engage with the local Indigenous community members who raised the initial concern about this book before sharing any more information publicly," it states. "(DDSB) is committed to upholding Indigenous rights, including the self-determination of parents and families.
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I am just still completely beside myself about it,” Cree author David Robertson told the Free Press on Monday. “I never would’ve expected a book like that to get pulled off shelves. A division statement was published Saturday, several days after the Toronto Star first reported on the situation, and indicated leadership did not receive email queries from Penguin Random House because they were caught in a phishing filter. Over the weekend, the board acknowledged it had "temporarily" removed The Great Bear from its library collection, pending a review. He had not received a formal reply from the board about its decision, as of Monday. Noting his goal is exactly that: to empower Indigenous families, Robertson added the novels tackle universal themes such as climate change and anti-bullying. Teachers often relay positive messages from their students when contacting Robertson, he said, adding Indigenous fans disclose how empowering the saga is, given it highlights Cree culture and ongoing issues faced by First Nations people. ( The Stone Child is slated to be released in August.) The critiques have left both the author and his publisher "dumbfounded," he said, adding he’s only ever received positive feedback on the first two books in the series. The division memo indicates the reason: it contains "too much culture and ceremony," while one part of it is "particularly harmful to Indigenous youth and families." Robertson said he obtained board correspondence that suggests his book was among several in question. I am just still completely beside myself about it," Robertson told the Free Press on Monday. "I never would’ve expected a book like that to get pulled off shelves. The opening leads into another world in which the Cree youth travel back in time to adventure and learn principles about their culture. The Narnia-inspired novels detail the adventures of Indigenous children who discover a magical portal at their foster home. The young-adult book succeeds The Barren Grounds as the second in Robertson’s fantastical series, The Misewa Saga.
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