American Indian Stories · Character
Dawée
A young Sioux man caught between the traditions of his people and the demands of a world that keeps taking from them.
supporting
First appearance: the softhearted sioux
As a supporting figure in American Indian Stories, Dawée is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The narrator's older brother, who returned from a three-year education in the East and influences the mother's decision to let the narrator go.
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Dawée moves through the stories as a young man of the Dakota whose life is being reshaped by forces he did not choose, from the loss of land and water to the pull of white schooling and law. He carries the weight of his…
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Character groups
- Core family and spirituality
- Extended community and legends
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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