White-Bear’s cub

Family: Arikara · Role: young cub · First appears: Tale 17 · How Burnt-Hands Became a Chief · Part 1

Life events

• White-Bear rescued Burnt-Hands, adopted him as his son, and endowed him with power and medicine.(Tale 17 · How Burnt-Hands Became a Chief · Part 1)
  • With: White-Bear (Tale 17 bear) Burnt-Hands (Tale 17)
  • “From now on you shall be my son. You shall treat Red-Bear just as he has treated you. I will enjoy his flesh. I will endow you with all the power I have. I will teach you all, and you shall go back and do as I say.” White-Bear and Burnt-Hands then sat down and began the bear ceremony, Burnt-Hands learning everything and receiving his bundle of medicine and other things.”

Tale 17 · How Burnt-Hands Became a Chief · Part 1

• parent: White-Bear (Tale 17 bear) “The cub saw poor Burnt-Hands in his ragged clothing and with wounds. The cub felt pretty bad for the boy and told his father about him.”

Also listed in Arikara — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of Traditions of the Arikara. Made with Rho MD.