Píniltani-bitsí

Also known as: Deer Raiser's Daughter · Role: daughter of Deer Raiser; wife of Nati'nesthani · First appears: Nati'nesthani · Part 7

In Nati'nesthani · Part 7, Píniltani-bitsí lived with her parents, Píniltani and Píniltani-baád. Píniltani entered while Nati'nesthani was preparing to leave and called him his son-in-law; Píniltani-baád gave her daughter goods to offer him if he restored her father to life. By Part 8, she was married to Nati'nesthani. With her father’s direction, she served him poisoned mush, but he avoided the poison; when her father tried again the next morning, Nati'nesthani ate from the unpoisoned middle. Her father sent word through her that a man should not go home the morning after his marriage, and Nati'nesthani stayed four days.

In Parts 9 and 10, Nati'nesthani showed her corn to her, which she had never seen before, took her to his farm, and taught her how to prepare dishes from different kinds of corn. Her father praised the farm and thanked her for bringing him such a son-in-law. In Part 11, Nati'nesthani told her he was also called Áhodiseli, and she told him her father’s name: “He is called Píniltani, Deer Raiser.” She called Nati'nesthani her husband, travelled with him to her father’s farm, and caught a deer for him in the country they entered together. She also gave him embroidered clothing and moccasins. In Part 14, she is described as Píniltani’s daughter and wife, the reason he wanted to poison her suitors.