Short Fiction · Character
Chief Running Skunk - Backwards
A Native American character in The Torrents of Spring.
minor
Also known as Skunk - Backwards
First appearance: the torrents of spring
Chief Running Skunk - Backwards shows up with force in XII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A refined Indian at the club who shows Yogi a string of wampum and gives him a few as a keepsake.
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- Native American Characters
- Boxing and Bullfighting
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