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Plot: 3.5 ⭐️ A big chunk of the book is not about the fight against the “emancipation bill” itself, which was a bit disappointing for me, but we get to follow a handful of characters while the threat of the bill is looming in the background. Their stories are not bad, but not very unique either, unfortunately. The most interesting, for me, was everything related to the council’s understanding and then fight of the bill.
Setting: 4 ⭐️ Turtle Mountain reservation (North Dakota), mainly, 1953. ...more
Plot: 3.5 ⭐️ A big chunk of the book is not about the fight against the “emancipation bill” itself, which was a bit disappointing for me, but we get to follow a handful of characters while the threat of the bill is looming in the background. Their stories are not bad, but not very unique either, unfortunately. The most interesting, for me, was everything related to the council’s understanding and then fight of the bill.
Setting: 4 ⭐️ Turtle Mountain reservation (North Dakota), mainly, 1953. ...more
Really excellent book set in 1953. This is the story of a Native American community which does not try to get rich or get further advantages for itself, but simply to survive. We all know how badly Native Americans were treated by the American government and the atrocities and killings were heaped out by the Government and settlers in the early 20th century, taking their land and killing their animals. I for one, however, have not realised that this went on even in the 50th and we have only just
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Ich liebe Louise Erdrichs Bücher und habe schon einige gelesen. Auch dieses enttäuscht nicht in der Schilderung der Figuren: Thomas dem Nachtwächter, basierend auf Erdrichs Großvater, der sich für die Rechte seines Volkes einsetzt, und Patrice/Pixie, die ihre Schwester und deren Baby sucht und mehr auf ihrem Weg findet. Auch die Probleme der Chippewa wie Alkoholismus, Drogen, Armut, Missbrauch und die Unterdrückung der Frauen werden wieder angesprochen.
Auch wenn ich den Einfluss von Glaube und M ...more
Auch wenn ich den Einfluss von Glaube und M ...more
Some of the people in this story were actually real people and some of the events are real. It's based on how a tribe of Native Americans were living during the time a certain bill was being discussed in congress. A lot of the story is actually not related to the bill. It's about jobs, friendships, family, romance and crimes. Patrice is one of the main characters. I really like her and her strength.
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