Traditions of the Arikara · Character Index

220 characters extracted from the original text, every relationship traceable to a quoted passage. Start from the major figures, or browse by house.

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Major figures

• the boy (Tale 14) — 15 relationships · son
• Young-Eagle — 12 relationships · son of the leading chief of the south village
• Yellow-Calf (Tale 47 girl) — 10 relationships · daughter of the leading chief of the north village
• the old woman (Tale 14) — 10 relationships · grandmother
• the young man (Tale 30) — 10 relationships · young man
• Burnt-Hands (Tale 17) — 8 relationships · boy
• Village-Boy — 8 relationships · warrior
• the boy, son of the girl who married a star (Tale 15) — 7 relationships · son and grandson
• Pretty-Voice — 6 relationships · oldest unmarried brother
• White-Bear (Tale 81 son) — 6 relationships · son
• the Buffalo calf (Tale 29) — 6 relationships · son
• the Sun — 6 relationships · father of the Dog
• the girl who married a Star (Tale 14) — 6 relationships · wife and mother
• No-Tongue — 5 relationships · young man
• Rabbit-Boy — 5 relationships · young man and warrior
• the eldest brother (Tale 25) — 5 relationships · eldest brother, married man and father
• Man-Who-Kills-Game-Easily — 4 relationships · successful hunter and javelin-game player
• White-Bear’s father (Tale 81) — 4 relationships · father and narrator
• the Star (Tale 14) — 4 relationships · husband
• the boy (Tale 48) — 4 relationships · the girl’s brother
• the man who calls the young hawks his sons (Tale 24) — 4 relationships · stranger
• the man who married a Coyote (Tale 37) — 4 relationships · man who lived with the Coyotes
• the narrator (Tale 71) — 4 relationships · first-person narrator
• the old woman who became the young man's wife (Tale 29) — 4 relationships · the young man's wife; messenger from the Buffalo

By house

Arikara (32)

• the boy (Tale 14) — 15 relationships · son
• Young-Eagle — 12 relationships · son of the leading chief of the south village
• Yellow-Calf (Tale 47 girl) — 10 relationships · daughter of the leading chief of the north village
• the old woman (Tale 14) — 10 relationships · grandmother
• the young man (Tale 30) — 10 relationships · young man
• Burnt-Hands (Tale 17) — 8 relationships · boy
• the boy, son of the girl who married a star (Tale 15) — 7 relationships · son and grandson
• Pretty-Voice — 6 relationships · oldest unmarried brother
• White-Bear (Tale 81 son) — 6 relationships · son
• the Sun — 6 relationships · father of the Dog
• the girl who married a Star (Tale 14) — 6 relationships · wife and mother
• No-Tongue — 5 relationships · young man
• Rabbit-Boy — 5 relationships · young man and warrior
• the eldest brother (Tale 25) — 5 relationships · eldest brother, married man and father
• Man-Who-Kills-Game-Easily — 4 relationships · successful hunter and javelin-game player
• White-Bear’s father (Tale 81) — 4 relationships · father and narrator
• the Star (Tale 14) — 4 relationships · husband
• the boy (Tale 48) — 4 relationships · the girl’s brother
• the man who married a Coyote (Tale 37) — 4 relationships · man who lived with the Coyotes
• the narrator (Tale 71) — 4 relationships · first-person narrator
• the old woman who became the young man's wife (Tale 29) — 4 relationships · the young man's wife; messenger from the Buffalo
• the serpent (Tale 14) — 4 relationships · serpent
• White-Bear (Tale 17 bear) — 3 relationships · bear
• Yellow-Calf's youngest brother (Tale 47) — 3 relationships · Yellow-Calf's youngest brother
• the Moon — 3 relationships · moon
• the cornfield owner, the boy’s grandmother (Tale 15) — 3 relationships · cornfield owner and grandmother
• the fourth brother (Tale 25) — 3 relationships · one of the four brothers
• the hunter (Tale 61) — 3 relationships · hunter
• the leading chief of the north village (Tale 47) — 3 relationships · leading chief and father of Yellow-Calf
• the third brother (Tale 25) — 3 relationships · one of the four brothers
• the woman (Tale 67) — 3 relationships · wife and mother
• the young woman who turned into stone (Tale 39) — 3 relationships · daughter of one of the chiefs

Unaffiliated (8)

• Village-Boy — 8 relationships · warrior
• the man who calls the young hawks his sons (Tale 24) — 4 relationships · stranger
• Scalped-Man (Tale 61) — 3 relationships · mysterious being
• the Girl (Tale 28) — 3 relationships · girl
• the chief's daughter (Tale 26) — 3 relationships · the young man's wife
• the girl’s husband, the star (Tale 15) — 3 relationships · star and father
• the old woman who hosted the boys (Tale 21) — 3 relationships · host and grandmother of the two boys
• the young man (Tale 26) — 3 relationships · the woman's husband

Buffalo (1)

• the Buffalo calf (Tale 29) — 6 relationships · son

Enemy Tribe (1)

• the girl in the enemy’s camp (Tale 33) — 3 relationships · Rabbit-Boy’s wife

Minor figures

Characters who appear only briefly are gathered here — each still has their own page.

• Arikara — Minor Figures (94)
• Other Figures — Minor Figures (80)
• Buffalo — Minor Figures (4)

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