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Native American Standoff Chronicled in New Book
Author Describes 1975 Month-Long Battle over Property by Menominee Warriors of Society in Wisconsin
BLOOMINGTON, IN – On January 1, 1975, five Wisconsin Menominee Indians took control of an abandoned Catholic abbey. Under an old treaty stating that unused land could be returned to Native Americans, they fought with authorities for one month over this building. In the new book, Deed or Death, author Terry Nigh describes one of the men’s experiences through the eyes of the wolves caught in the fight’s crosshairs.

John Joseph Waubanascum, Jr. was an unsung hero who served in the Vietnam conflict, only to throw himself over a live grenade to save his fellow marines. After returning home, he and four others recognized the desperate need in his Native American community for a hospital. The Alexian Brothers Catholic Novitiate in Gresham, Wis. sat unused, and according to an old treaty, unused property could be given back to the original landholders – the indigenous Native American tribes.

Knowing a drawn-out court battle would be arduous and likely fruitless, the five men gathered to claim what their community needed. They formed the Menominee Warrior Society and fought every night for a month in subzero weather. This constant, symbolic gun battle between Native American and white forces leads the owners of the Alexiar Brothers Catholic Novitiate to sell the building for $1, under the stipulation that the four men and one woman would surrender to the National Guard and be turned over to police.

The author’s personal connection to John and the research gathered for this account make Deed or Death a fascinating look at small revolution in Wisconsin. Named after the Menominee Warrior Society’s battle cry under the standoff, Deed or Death offers reader a glimpse into John’s life, the ongoing struggle on modern Native American reservations, and the hardship suffered by the timber wolves caught up in the middle of this human conflict.

Terry Nigh lived among the Waubanascum family, friends, and enemies on the Menominee Indian Reservation, where she worked as a teacher and gathered her resources.



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