American Indian Stories · Character

Ohiyesa

A historical Sioux name referenced in the narrative.

minor

First appearance: america s indian problem

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The narrator, referred to as Ohiyesa in the text, experiences loneliness, prejudice, and a bittersweet victory in oratory contests.

In the storyVII: Incurring My Mother’s DispleasureOpen this moment free

Ohiyesa first appears in 0035 america s indian problem.

With Mother (social): Mother and Ohiyesa are acquaintances, possibly meeting in a community or educational setting.

In VII: Incurring My Mother’s Displeasure: The narrator, referred to as Ohiyesa in the text, experiences loneliness, prejudice, and a bittersweet victory in oratory contests.

Later, in An Indian Teacher Among Indians: The narrator, reflecting on her role as a teacher and her own journey through assimilation.

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Extended community and legends
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Aftermath
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Mother
social · ambivalent
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VII: Incurring My Mother’s Displeasure
The narrator, referred to as Ohiyesa in the text, experiences loneliness, prejudice, and a bittersweet victory in oratory contests.
An Indian Teacher Among Indians
The narrator, reflecting on her role as a teacher and her own journey through assimilation.
My First Day
The narrator, a young Indian woman who has come to teach at an Eastern boarding school despite her weakened condition.
The Softhearted Sioux
The protagonist, a young Sioux man who has been educated at a white boarding school and converted to Christianity, struggling with his dual identity.
I
The sixteen-year-old protagonist, troubled by his family's expectations for him to marry and become a warrior.
II
The narrator, returning as a Christian missionary after nine winters at a mission school.
III
The narrator, now a preacher, tries to lead his people with the white man's Bible.
IV
The narrator, a young man struggling to provide for his starving father.
The Trial Path
The pony that was won by the grandmother's family and later killed at the grandfather's grave to accompany him on the spirit trail.

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