In Jon Hickey's debut novel 'Big Chief', we meet Mitch Caddo, a mixed-race tribal operations director at the Passage Rouge Nation. Despite being the youngest to hold the position, Mitch struggles with his sense of belonging as election tensions escalate. With the tribal council's questionable decisions and a looming election, Mitch faces moral dilemmas that examine identity and political loyalty. The narrative explores themes of family, friendship, and the personal conflicts of governance, centering on the pivotal question of who truly belongs in the community.
"'fall guy' is the unwritten job of the operations director."
"Who belongs and who doesn't is at the heart of the novel."
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