Buffalo — Minor Figures

4 figures from Traditions of the Arikara who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Yellow-Calf (Tale 29 calf)

a wonderful calf and the son's friend · first appears Tale 29 · The Buffalo-Wife and the Javelin Game · Part 3

Tale 29 · The Buffalo-Wife and the Javelin Game · Part 3 · friends with the Buffalo calf (Tale 29) “The calf said: ‘Father, I am to run a race with three other calves. I have a friend here who says that he will help me.’”

the calf's grandfather · first appears Tale 29 · The Buffalo-Wife and the Javelin Game · Part 2

Tale 29 · The Buffalo-Wife and the Javelin Game · Part 2 · younger kin: the Buffalo calf (Tale 29) “the woman spoke to the man, and said, ‘On yonder hill sits this boy’s grandfather, who is waiting for us.’”

chief · first appears Tale 13 · Why the Buffalo No Longer Eat People · Part 1

Tale 13 · Why the Buffalo No Longer Eat People · Part 1 · child: the Buffalo woman (Tale 13) “My father is the chief of the Buffalo, and I learned by listening how your people can be saved.”

daughter of the chief of the Buffalo · first appears Tale 13 · Why the Buffalo No Longer Eat People · Part 1

Tale 13 · Why the Buffalo No Longer Eat People · Part 1 · parent: the chief of the Buffalo (Tale 13) “My father is the chief of the Buffalo, and I learned by listening how your people can be saved.”
Tale 13 · Why the Buffalo No Longer Eat People · Part 2 · married with the young man (Tale 13) “Then they made a new camp and the Buffalo woman, who was now married to the young man, taught the people the songs and ceremony that go with the bundle.”

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