This week, we’re returning to some of the resources we shared to honor Indigenous communities on Indigenous Peoples’ Day (October 11) and during Native American Heritage Month (also commonly referred to as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, which takes place throughout November). 

In American discussions about the history of Thanksgiving, Indigenous groups are rarely centered. This article from Smithsonian Magazine addresses the reality of Indigenous peoples' first contact with Europeans; the Wampanoag Nation’s key role in Thanksgiving history; and how Indigenous groups today view Thanksgiving. 

And here are resources that share more perspectives on Thanksgiving from Indigenous people.

Save the date for our December events:

• December 7 at 3:00 pm ET: ShopTalk
• December 8 at 7:00 pm ET: BIPOC Meetup
• December 14 at 7:00 pm ET: CANCELED: Disability Community Meetup (this session has been canceled, stay tuned for a new date in 2022)
• December 16 at 7:00 pm ET: LGBTQIA2S+ Meetup
• December 16 at 8:00 pm ET: ShopTalk: Last ShopTalk of the year!

And that's a wrap! Our Marketing and Technology Meetups for 2021 have come to an end. Hearing how the Meetups have benefited you and your business is particularly important to us. With that in mind, we're requesting your feedback to help us develop and improve the programming you want and need next year! 

Please take a minute to complete this survey by the end of day, Friday, December 3. 

The American Booksellers Association joined a Reporters Committee’s amicus brief in the NetChoice vs Attorney General, State of Florida case before the 11th Circuit. The amicus argues against a Florida law (S.B.7072) that would give the government wide latitude to interfere with a website owner’s (including a bookstore's) right to curate, moderate, or limit the content that can be posted on their website. 

The law, if upheld, gives the government wide latitude to interfere with a website owner’s rights to moderate or limit the content that can be posted on their site. It could mean years of litigation about what sites and site functions are protected by the First Amendment and which ones are not. This would have a substantial chilling effect on any website that is worried about being sued by a user.

Questions about the amicus brief can be directed to Director of ABFE, Advocacy, & Public Policy Dave Grogan at david@bookweb.org.