Redwood Nationwide Park flags books to ban underneath Trump directive

The enduring Redwood Nationwide Park not too long ago singled out Native American-themed books for elimination from its customer facilities following a directive from the Trump administration requiring parks to report shows that forged US historical past in a crucial mild.

Beneath the president’s 2025 government order “Restoring Reality and Sanity to American Historical past,” every Land Administration Bureau within the Inside Division should overview federal parks, monuments and statues for materials that “disparages People previous or residing,” or “emphasizes issues unrelated to the nation’s magnificence, abundance, or grandeur.”

Workers at Redwood Nationwide and State Parks recognized 9 titles about tribal historical past for elimination, in response to the Misplaced Coast Outpost.

The banned books have been recognized by The Washington Submit as:

• “California Via Native Eyes” by William Bauer Jr.
• “Adopted by Indians” by Thomas Jefferson Mayfield
• “We’re Dancing for You” by Cutcha Risling Baldy
• “We’re the Land” by Damon Akins, William Bauer Jr.
• Venture 562” by Matika Wilbur
• “California Indians and Their Surroundings” by Kent Lightfoot
• “Sisters of the Earth” by Lorraine Anderson
• “Grave Issues” by Tony Platt
• Notable Native Individuals” by Adrienne Keene

Three customer facilities made adjustments to adjust to the Trump administration directive: The Hiouchi Customer Heart in Crescent Metropolis, the Crescent Metropolis Data Heart, and the Thomas H. Kuchel Customer Heart in Orick.

Nonetheless, a spokesperson for the North Coast Redwoods District of California State Parks informed the Los Coast Outpost that the customer middle at Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park follows California State Parks coverage, and no adjustments are being made to the books or merchandise offered there.

The spokesperson added that California State Parks implements insurance policies set by Gov. Gavin Newsom, together with an government order that established a Reality and Therapeutic Council to look at the state’s historic relationship with California Native American tribes.

California State Parks stated it continues to work with the Nationwide Park Service to help federal companions in implementing present insurance policies whereas balancing commitments to communities, park companions and the lands they steward.

The Thomas H. Kuchel Customer Heart is in Redwood Nationwide Park within the Northern California city of Orick.

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