Louise Erdrich's Pulitzer Prize-winning Night Watchman follows Thomas Wazhashk, a Chippewa council chairman fighting against the federal termination policy of the 1950s. Based on Erdrich's grandfather's life, the novel weaves together community resistance, personal struggle, and the everyday acts of love that sustain a people under threat. Erdrich's prose balances humor and heartbreak, revealing how political battles are fought in living rooms as much as in Congress.

Because Erdrich shows us that resistance is often quiet, daily, and rooted in love for one's community.