A Cycle of the West · Character

Colonel Maynadier

A U.S. Army officer involved in negotiations with the Sioux.

minor

Also known as the Colonel

Colonel Maynadier's tie to Mike Fink is one of the pressures that moves A Cycle of the West—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

The white commissioner who responds to Man Afraid's speech, insisting the council does not intend to steal hunting grounds.

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Mike Fink
professional · ambivalent
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