TCLI-Friends of MSU Library: The Night Watchman by Ofelia Zepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58 en-us 2021-05-21 17:51:33 UTC 2021-06-04 14:48:14 UTC hello@padlet.com ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554228458 2021-05-24 15:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554228458 Relocation ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554236819 2021-05-24 15:54:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554236819 MMIW ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554256256 2021-05-24 15:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554256256 Termination ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554555431 2021-05-24 17:09:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554555431 ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554596483 As Thomas reads resolution 108, meant to terminate the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, he’s struck that "the unthinkable was couched in such innocuous dry language." What is the intent of such language? In what other contexts is plain, dry language used as a power?]]> 2021-05-24 17:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554596483 ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554599053 Turtle Mountain Reservation 
        (Chippewa/Ojibwe, Anishinabe, Métis, Michif-French/Cree)
]]> 2021-05-24 17:15:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554599053 ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554599699 The “Cities,” Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota      ]]> 2021-05-24 17:15:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554599699 ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554600364 Thomas and the Turtle Mountain Tribe’s fight for sovereignty]]> 2021-05-24 17:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554600364 ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554600994 Patrice Parenteau’s search for her missing sister]]> 2021-05-24 17:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554600994 ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554602642 Chapter titles are names of characters or metaphors for characters or situations. What title struck you as most poignant? Why?]]> 2021-05-24 17:16:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554602642 Wazhashk family “Muscrats” “helped remake the earth” after the great flood ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554607323
Biboon “Muskrat” - Thomas’ father
Thomas Wazhashk - Night watchman at the Turtle Mountain Jewel Bearing    
     Plant, Tribal Chairman
Rosie - Thomas’ wife  
Noko - Rosie’s mother
Lawrence - Thomas’ eldest
Archie - Thomas’ son  
Sharlo - Thomas’ daughter – senior in high school
Wade  - Thomas’ son, wants to box
Fee - Thomas’ daughter – eleven
Ray - Thomas’ daughter
Martin - foster child of Thomas and Rose
Falon Wazhashk - Thomas’ deceased brother  (Ghost)
Roderick - (Ghost)
Ruth Muskrat Bronson - Thomas’ sister
]]> 2021-05-24 17:17:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554607323 Parenteau family ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554609178 Paranteau - Patrice or Pixie’s father, alcoholic abuser
Zhaanat Parenteau - Patrice’s mother, cousin to Thomas, traditional Chippewa
Gerald - Zhaanat’s cousin who she hopes will find Vera, he can “fly over”
Patrice/Pixie Paranteau - 19 years old
Vera Parenteau - Patrice’s older sister
Archille/Thomas - Vera’s baby
Pokey Paranteau - Pixie’s younger brother
]]> 2021-05-24 17:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554609178 Iron Bear and Blue family ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554610763 Archille Iron Bear - Lakota/Sioux, Thomas’ friend from the old days, father of  
     Wood Mountain
Juggie Blue - Wood Mountain’s mother, caretaker/cook, Tribal Council member
Bernadette Blue - Juggie’s daughter in the Cities
Wood Mountain - Juggie’s oldest son, “brightest math student,” high school 
     graduate, boxer  
Valentine Blue - Juggie Blue’s niece, 19 years old
]]> 2021-05-24 17:17:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554610763 Pipestone family ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554611942 Louis Pipestone - Tribal Council member
Grace Pipestone - Louis’ daughter, races horses
Millie Cloud - Louis’ daughter in college at University of Minnesota.  “Chippewa Scholar.”
]]> 2021-05-24 17:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554611942 White People ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554613927 Turtle Mountain
Walter Vold - Jewel Bearing Plant supervisor 
Lloyd Barnes - boxing coach and math teacher
Reynold Jarvis - English teacher in charge of school dramas
Joe Wobleszynski - boxer to beat
Doris Lauder –  employee at the plant who drives Valentine and Patrice to work  
Elder Elnath and Elder Vernon - Morman missionaries    
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Duluth, Washington D.C.
Earl - “cab” driver who picks up Patrice
Jack - connection with the Log Jam bar
Arnold Zeff - leader of the local of the American Legion
Harry Roy - retired WWII and Korea army medic, rescues Vera
“Wild Bill” Langon - North Dakota US Senator who is in favor of Termination
Arthur V. Watkins - Mormon, US Senator from Utah -- responsible for writing 
     theTermination Bill
]]> 2021-05-24 17:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554613927 Minor Characters ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554615162 Jim “Bucky” Duvalle - nearly raped Patrice
LaBatte - evening janitor at the plant
Betty Pye - one of the teenage girls
 
]]> 2021-05-24 17:19:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554615162 Men and Women of the Tribal Delegation to Fargo and D.C. ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554616424 Moses Montrose - Tribal judge, struggles with alcohol
Juggie Blue
Louis Pipestone
Martin Cross - Tribal Chairman from Fort Berthold in Western N.D.
Eddy Mink - “Wild Rooster”
Joyce
Mary Montrose
John Hail - Tribe’s attorney
]]> 2021-05-24 17:19:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554616424 ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554620952 In the first chapter, Erdrich introduces Thomas Wazhushk and explains how he was named for the muskrat. What is Thomas like? What qualities does he exemplify and display? How is he like the muskrat? 

]]> 2021-05-24 17:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554620952 ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554623087 How do the various characters represent Indian identity?

]]> 2021-05-24 17:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554623087 ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554624184 In the book, character and situations are at odds with themselves in an almost ironic existence:
  • Wood Mountain Appearance v. His Demeanor
  • Patrice v. Pixie
  • Thomas v. Watchman v. Muskrat
  • Chippewa v. American
  • Emancipation v. Freedom
and so many more.
What do you think of these juxtapositions?
]]> 2021-05-24 17:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554624184 ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554635697 How does the inclusion of the Chippewa language and traditional stories impact the novel?

]]> 2021-05-24 17:23:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554635697 ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554640180 In what ways does Rose keep memory?]]> 2021-05-24 17:24:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554640180 ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554646744 How do dreams function in this novel? Where do dreams and waking life blur? Similarly, what role do ghosts play in the story?

]]> 2021-05-24 17:26:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554646744 ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554648514 There are detailed descriptions of food, and the lack thereof, throughout this book. Erdrich describes paltry
meals eaten alone, as well as traditional dishes shared amongst a community. Why do you think meals and eating
are given such a high level of attention? ]]> 2021-05-24 17:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554648514 ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554650752  How are names and language a source of conflict? How do they foster community and reconciliation?]]> 2021-05-24 17:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554650752 ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554653631 There are many news items in this book set in the 1950s, how do they reflect on the current state of tribal nations? 

]]> 2021-05-24 17:28:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554653631 ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554704901 2021-05-24 17:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1554704901 Author Reading and Discussion ozepeda https://padlet.com/ozepeda/dpumr4mj1r4dcc58/wish/1585419550 From Politics and Prose's YouTube page. . .
Louise Erdrich discusses her novel, "The Night Watchman", at Politics and Prose.
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