5/29/2023 0 Comments Author of the night watchman![]() ![]() Patrice’s father is a violent, abusive drunk who moves in and out of their lives. Patrice, who is known as Pixie and is desperately trying to shake that nickname, works at the jewel bearing plant, along with her friends Valentine and Doris. Patrice Paranteau lives in abject poverty with her mother, Zhaanat and her brother, Pokey. ![]() Thomas, a father of five, is working hard to respond to the US Congress effort to terminate the Chippewa tribe and has little time to sleep. The story: Thomas Wazhashk is the Chippewa tribal chairman and works as a night watchman at the Turtle Mountain Jewel Bearing Plant, which manufactures jewel bearings. The novel is in part a fictionalized story of his experiences, but also the story of the native American experience as described through the lives of a variety of other characters. The author’s grandfather was the tribal chairman of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa during this time and worked as a night watchman. ![]() This effort attempted to terminate five tribes, including the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. As best explained by the author, “On August 1, 1953, the United States Congress announced House Concurrent Resolution 108, a bill to abrogate nation-to-nation treaties, which had been made with American Indian Nations ‘for as long as the grass grows and the rivers flow'”. ![]() “The Night Watchman” is a snapshot of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa during a very eventful time in 1953-1954. ![]()
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