the ancient Arrow-maker
Also known as: Arrow-maker · Family: Dacotahs · Role: arrow-maker of the Dacotahs; father of Minnehaha · First appears: IV · Hiawatha and Mudjekeewis · Part 2
In IV · Hiawatha and Mudjekeewis, the ancient Arrow-maker lives with his daughter Minnehaha, whom he names for the river and waterfall. In X · Hiawatha’s Wooing, he welcomes Hiawatha to his doorway. At the land of the Dacotahs, he agrees to Hiawatha’s proposal only if Minnehaha wishes: “Yes, if Minnehaha wishes; Let your heart speak, Minnehaha!” Hiawatha then departs with Minnehaha, leaving her father standing at the doorway of his wigwam.
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Life events
- The ancient Arrow-maker agrees to Hiawatha's proposal if Minnehaha wishes.(X · Hiawatha’s Wooing · Part 2 · 📍 the land of the Dacotahs)
- Hiawatha departs with Minnehaha, leaving her father behind.(X · Hiawatha’s Wooing · Part 2 · 📍 the land of the Dacotahs)
IV · Hiawatha and Mudjekeewis · Part 2
- child: Minnehaha “With him dwelt his dark-eyed daughter, Wayward as the Minnehaha, With her moods of shade and sunshine, Eyes that smiled and frowned alternate, Feet as rapid as the river, Tresses flowing like the water, And as musical a laughter: And he named her from the river, From the water-fall he named her, Minnehaha, Laughing Water.”
X · Hiawatha’s Wooing · Part 1
- child: Minnehaha “Sat the lovely Minnehaha, Sat his daughter, Laughing Water,”
- recipient: Hiawatha “Bade him enter at the doorway, Saying, as he rose to meet him, ‘Hiawatha, you are welcome!’”
X · Hiawatha’s Wooing · Part 2
- child: Minnehaha “Thus it was he won the daughter Of the ancient Arrow-maker,”
XX · The Famine
- child: Minnehaha “‘Look!’ she said; ‘I see my father Standing lonely at his doorway, Beckoning to me from his wigwam In the land of the Dacotahs!’”
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Extracted from the original text of The Song of Hiawatha. Made with Rho MD.