by Sophie
The American Women’s Club of Amsterdam (AWCA) is a vibrant and diverse group of over 300 women, ranging from newcomers to long-time residents of the Netherlands. They embrace life abroad while staying true to their American roots, and strengthen the bond between the Netherlands and the United States through public outreach, activities, and cultural events.
One such activity is reading, and lots of it! Every month the AWCA plans to highlight several books around a central theme, which we’ll share with you right here on the ABC blog as AWCA Page Turners. Because we love it when people are passionate about their reads, and no one’s TBR is ever big enough!
November theme: Native American Inspiration
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
A life altering journey bringing together powerful principles and guiding precepts from the First People. Prophetic and yet accessible, Kimmerer opens our senses to the realm of plants and our kinship to life that reverberates long after the final page. – AWCA member Seleyn D.
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present by David Treuer
Great story-telling about the different eras of US government action towards Native American peoples – each chapter is like a deep-dive magazine article, with eye-opening, moving, and inspiring tales of resistance and endurance. – AWCA member
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
Louise Erdrich’s The Night Watchman is a moving, beautifully told novel inspired by her grandfather’s fight against the termination of Native nations. Through a vividly drawn community in 1950s North Dakota, Erdrich beautifully weaves humor with hardship. It’s a generous, deeply human book that stays with you. – AWCA member
