# Ohiyesa — American Indian Stories character guide

> Ohiyesa in American Indian Stories by Zitkála-Šá.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0035-america-s-indian-problem

## Who they are

A historical Sioux name referenced in the narrative.

## Relationships

### [Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/american_indian_stories_se/characters/mother)

_social_

Mother and Ohiyesa are acquaintances, possibly meeting in a community or educational setting.

## In the story

### [VII: Incurring My Mother’s Displeasure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/american_indian_stories_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/american_indian_stories_se/chapters/an-indian-teacher-among-indians)

The narrator, reflecting on her role as a teacher and her own journey through assimilation.

### [My First Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/american_indian_stories_se/chapters/i-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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/american_indian_stories_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/american_indian_stories_se/chapters/i)

The sixteen-year-old protagonist, troubled by his family's expectations for him to marry and become a warrior.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/american_indian_stories_se/chapters/ii)

The narrator, returning as a Christian missionary after nine winters at a mission school.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/american_indian_stories_se/chapters/iii)

The narrator, now a preacher, tries to lead his people with the white man's Bible.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/american_indian_stories_se/chapters/iv)

The narrator, a young man struggling to provide for his starving father.

### [The Trial Path](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/american_indian_stories_se/chapters/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.

## Links

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