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The Night Watchman, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, is Louise Erdrich’s 17th novel. It is set in 1953 on the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa reservation in 1953 and details the fight against House Concurrent Resolution 108, a bill which sought to end tribal sovereignty.
Quick Plot Recap. Chapter-by-Chapter Summary. Quick (-ish) Recap. The book opens in September 1952 and starts by introducing the main characters, all of whom live at the Turtle Mountain reservation. Thomas Wazhashk is the night watchman at a manufacturing plant nearby as well as the tribal chairman for the Turtle Mountain people.
The story switches narrators between other characters in the book to give a different perspective. Plot. Thomas Wazhashk, a night watchman at a jewel bearing plant and an Ojibwe Councilor, works to comprehend the consequences of a new termination bill drafted by Arthur Vivian Watkins heading to the floor of the United States Congress.
11 de jul. de 2021 · Synopsis. Based on events from the life of Erdrich's grandfather, The Night Watchman is about tribal chairman Thomas Wazhashk's efforts to fight against the push for Indian termination in 1953, which would have ignored prior U.S.-Native American treaties and resulted in the dispossession of Native American lands.
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11 de feb. de 2024 · Summary. Characters. Thomas Wazhashk. Patrice “Pixie” Paranteau. Vera Paranteau. Arthur V. Watkins. Wood Mountain/Everett Blue. Zhaanat Paranteau. Millie Cloud. Lloyd “Hay Stack” Barnes. Themes. 1. The Struggle for Sovereignty and Identity. 2. The Legacy of Historical Trauma. 3. Community and Interconnectedness. Final Thoughts. Summary.
