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Sunday, September 15, 2013

The Hiawatha by David Treuer

The next book club meeting is Tuesday, September 24th. We'll be discussing The Hiawatha by David Treuer from 6-8pm at the AISCC. 

A brief overview from Amazon:

Recently widowed, and encouraged by government relocation schemes to move Native Americans off their reservations, Betty takes her four young children from their Ojibwe roots to make a new life in Minneapolis. Her younger son Lester finds romance on the soon-to-be-demolished train, The Hiawatha, while his older brother Simon takes a dangerous job scaling skyscrapers. Their fates collide, and result in a tale of crime, punishment, and redemption.

An elegy to the American dream, and to the sometimes tragic experience of the Native Americans who helped to build it, The Hiawatha is a powerful novel that confirms David Treuer's status as a young writer of rare talent. 

Join us, all are welcome! 
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We are a group of students, staff, and community members at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. The AIS (American Indian Studies) department and TLAM (Tribal libraries, archives, and museums) student group created this book club to discuss literature by American Indian authors and illustrators.

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