Thank you for this. I love Erdrich but haven’t read Watchman. I will love it up my list. Hard to pick a favorite of hers but The Antelope Wife is up there.
I still haven't read The Night Watchman but I intend to. The core of the Little Shell people, especially those with ties to Chief Little Shell himself, are remnants of people dispossessed during the creation of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa reservation. There were a number of folks from their tribal council at our celebration in January. Our most powerful ceremonial artifact, the Thunder Pipe, was returned to us a few years ago by the Turtle Mountain people. This past summer I had hoped to travel there to perform the Thirsty Dance, which is our version of the Sun Dance, but everything was canceled. I will at some point. Tribally, Louise and I are related. I also hope she will blurb my book. :)
Thank you for this. I love Erdrich but haven’t read Watchman. I will love it up my list. Hard to pick a favorite of hers but The Antelope Wife is up there.
I still haven't read The Night Watchman but I intend to. The core of the Little Shell people, especially those with ties to Chief Little Shell himself, are remnants of people dispossessed during the creation of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa reservation. There were a number of folks from their tribal council at our celebration in January. Our most powerful ceremonial artifact, the Thunder Pipe, was returned to us a few years ago by the Turtle Mountain people. This past summer I had hoped to travel there to perform the Thirsty Dance, which is our version of the Sun Dance, but everything was canceled. I will at some point. Tribally, Louise and I are related. I also hope she will blurb my book. :)