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Hamden Library To Host 'The Night Watchman' Book Discussion
In-person or Zoom options are available for the Aug. 29 book event.
Press release from Hamden Public Library:
July 26, 2022
Based on her own family’s experience of navigating life in the United States as a member of the Ojibwa nation, Louise Erdrich’s historical novel "The Night Watchman" tells the story of the Turtle Mountain Reservation rebellion against the Congress’s 1953 decision to dissolve the legal and cultural dominion of 113 tribal nations by saying that the people living within these nations and their reservation would fall under United States legal jurisdiction. This meant that centuries of legal heritage and governance were terminated. This era in history became known as the Termination Era, as the U.S. government tried to terminate the sovereignty of tribes in had once deemed to be independent nations.
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Please join us on Monday, August 29, 2022 to discuss this 2021 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel at 6:30 pm. This will be a hybrid meeting meaning that you can either join us in person or via Zoom. To register, visit our website, hamdenlibrary.org, and click on Programs.
Questions? Please contact us by either emailing us at info@hamdenlibrary.org, or call us at 203-287-2680.
This press release was produced by Hamden Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.
