As Thomas amasses an army of support for stopping the bill, Patrice encounters the dangers of being an Indigenous woman in America, with exploitation and violence around every corner. She must save every penny from the grasps of her alcoholic father if she ever wants to find her sister. Patrice is already supporting her mom and brother, with her meager income from the jewel-bearing plant. Vera, allegedly pregnant, has not been heard from in months since she and her husband moved to Minneapolis. Thomas rallies against the new bill and works as a night watchman at a jewel-bearing plant while his niece Patrice “Pixie” Paranteau plans to embark on a trip to find her sister, Vera. The goal of the bill was to assimilate Indigenous people, but to Thomas Wazhashk, a tribal council member of the Turtle Mountain Reservation in North Dakota, the bill is nothing more than the latest attempt at extermination. 108 which would terminate federal recognition of Indigenous tribes. The year is 1953 and the United States government introduced House Resolution No. Editor’s Note: This story contains spoilers for “The Night Watchman” by Louise Erdrich.
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