# Tusee — American Indian Stories character guide

> Tusee in American Indian Stories by Zitkála-Šá.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0032-a-warrior-s-daughter

## Snapshot

A warrior's eight-year-old daughter, black-eyed and beaded, who dances her first dance and boldly promises a pony from her father's wild herd.

## Who they are

Tusee sits upon her feet beside her mother, braids curving over her ears like little horns, and springs up again whenever her father repeats the refrain of his dance song. Her childish faith that grownups can do anything leads her to volunteer her uncle for the dangerous errand of fetching a fleet-footed pony from beyond the great hill. She is the household's delight and its testing point: her first dance will demand a gift worthy of a warrior's honor, and her bright certainty sets the story's early stakes in motion.

## Relationships

### [Blue-Star Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/american_indian_stories_se/characters/blue_star_woman)

_friendship_

Blue-Star Woman and Tusee share a friendly bond, often interacting in social or communal contexts.

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

_family_

Mother and Tusee are likely related, with Tusee possibly being a daughter or niece, given their frequent interactions.

### [The Great Spirit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/american_indian_stories_se/characters/the_great_spirit)

_psychological_

Tusee has a spiritual relationship with The Great Spirit, likely involving prayer or reverence.

### [Uncle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/american_indian_stories_se/characters/uncle)

_family_

Tusee and Uncle are relatives, likely uncle and niece, with a familial bond.

### [Blue-Star Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/american_indian_stories_se/characters/blue_star_woman)

_friendship_

Blue-Star Woman and Tusee share a friendly bond, often interacting in social or communal contexts.

### [The Great Spirit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/american_indian_stories_se/characters/the_great_spirit)

_psychological_

Tusee has a spiritual relationship with The Great Spirit, likely involving prayer or reverence.

## In the story

### [A Warrior's Daughter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/american_indian_stories_se/chapters/a-warrior-s-daughter)

First seen as a child taking her first dance lesson, then as a young woman who follows the war party and plots to rescue her captive lover.

## Links

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