Indian students in Billings, Montana, are opposing the removal of a Sherman Alexie novel from the required reading list.

Students, parents and teachers spoke in defense of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian at a school district meeting on Monday night. Indian youth in particular said the book shed light on the challenges they face.

After hearing the support, a school district committee recommended that the book stay on the list. But the committee urged another look at policies to address future situations.

One parent objected to the inclusion of the award-winning book on the list.

Get the Story:
Parents, students pack meeting in support of Alexie book (The Billings Gazette 11/12)
Montana Student Fights to Keep Sherman Alexie Book on Curriculum (Indian Country Today 11/7)