# Uncle — American Indian Stories character guide

> Uncle in American Indian Stories by Zitkála-Šá.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-i-my-mother

## Who they are

The narrator's uncle, a figure in her early life.

## Relationships

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

_family_

Mother and Uncle are relatives, likely siblings or in-laws, with a close family dynamic.

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

_social_

Blue-Star Woman and Uncle are acquaintances within the community, with limited but cordial interactions.

### [Tusee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/american_indian_stories_se/characters/tusee)

_family_

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

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

_family_

Mother and Uncle are relatives, likely siblings or in-laws, with a close family dynamic.

## In the story

### [Impressions of an Indian Childhood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/american_indian_stories_se/chapters/impressions-of-an-indian-childhood)

An uncle who tells stories and provides guidance.

### [The Legends](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/american_indian_stories_se/chapters/ii-the-legends)

The narrator's deceased uncle, a brave warrior whose memory is honored by the tribe and whose name ensures hospitality for strangers.

### [The Softhearted Sioux](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/american_indian_stories_se/chapters/the-softhearted-sioux)

Ohiyesa's uncle, a traditional Sioux elder who confronts Ohiyesa about his abandonment of their ways.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/american_indian_stories_se/chapters/i)

The father, a warrior who earned his title at sixteen, exhorts his son to follow in his footsteps.

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

The old warrior who leads the narrator to his father's teepee and advises him to wait outside.

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

A freed captive from the South, now a loyal member of the warrior's family, who agrees to fetch a pony for Tusee.

## Links

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