# Mary McDonald — Cogewea, the Half-Blood character guide

> Mary McDonald in Cogewea, the Half-Blood by Mourning Dove.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mary, Miss McDonald

**First appearance:** 0005-iii-a-range-idyl

## Who they are

A friend of Cogewea, likely a mixed-blood woman in the community.

## Relationships

### [LaGrinder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/characters/lagrinder)

_friendship_

LaGrinder and Mary McDonald share a friendship based on mutual respect and community ties.

### [Cogewea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/characters/cogewea)

_friendship_

Cogewea and Mary McDonald share a friendly relationship, with Mary as a confidante and community member.

### [LaGrinder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/characters/lagrinder)

_friendship_

LaGrinder and Mary McDonald share a friendship based on mutual respect and community ties.

### [Cogewea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/characters/cogewea)

_friendship_

Cogewea and Mary McDonald share a friendly relationship, with Mary as a confidante and community member.

### [Cogewea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/characters/cogewea)

_friendship_

Cogewea and Mary McDonald share a friendly relationship, with Mary as a confidante and community member.

### [LaGrinder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/characters/lagrinder)

_friendship_

LaGrinder and Mary McDonald share a friendship based on mutual respect and community ties.

## In the story

### [A Range Idyl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/iii-a-range-idyl)

Mentioned as Cogewea's younger sister who is coming for a visit.

### [IV: Cogewea Hires the Tenderfoot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/iv-cogewea-hires-the-tenderfoot)

Arrives with her grandmother, described as shy and fair-skinned.

### [XII: On Buffalo Butte](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xii-on-buffalo-butte)

Mary is seen beating a tin pan as a supper call, welcoming the riders home.

### [XVIII: Swa-lah-kin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xviii-swa-lah-kin)

Dislikes Densmore and secretly counsels with Stemteemä about him; observes the couple's closeness with vexation.

### [XIX: The Story of Green-blanket Feet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xix-the-story-of-green-blanket-feet)

Fills the grandmother's pipe before the story begins.

### [The Basket Social](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xxiii-the-basket-social)

Mary is teased by Cogewea about Frenchy's admiration. She ends up sharing Jim's basket after Frenchy's trick, and is described as beautiful and graceful.

### [XXIV: The Second Coming of the Shoyahpee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xxiv-the-second-coming-of-the-shoyahpee)

Leads Jim to the teepee and fills the Stemteemä's pipe during the conversation.

### [XXV: Voice of the Autumn Leaves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xxv-voice-of-the-autumn-leaves)

Finds the torn letter and gives it to Jim, revealing Densmore's plot.

### [XXVI: Stemteemä Consults the Sweat House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/chapters/xxvi-stemteem-consults-the-sweat-house)

Assists in the sweat house ritual, showing reverence for the old customs and expressing her views on the loss of Indian traditions.

## Links

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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cogewea_the_half_blood_se/characters