Short Fiction · Character

Indians

Native American characters appearing in several stories.

minor

Also known as the Indians, The Indians, woods Indians, The two Indians, Them Indians

First appearance: Indian Camp

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The young Indian woman in labor, her husband who commits suicide, and other men who assist.

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With Yogi Johnson (friendship): Indians and Yogi Johnson share a bond of camaraderie and mutual respect, often traveling or working together. With The Indian (social): Indians and The Indian are part of the same community or group, with collective interactions and shared identity. With Yogi Johnson (friendship): Indians and Yogi Johnson share a bond of camaraderie and mutual respect, often traveling or working together.

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Friendship
Social
Other

Character groups

Boxing and Bullfighting
Native American Characters
Michigan and Torrents

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Yogi Johnson
friendship · positive
Indians and Yogi Johnson share a bond of camaraderie and mutual respect, often traveling… How this plays out →
The Indian
social · positive
Yogi Johnson
friendship · positive
Indians and Yogi Johnson share a bond of camaraderie and mutual respect, often traveling… How this plays out →
The Indian
social · positive

Yogi Johnson
Indians and Yogi Johnson share a bond of camaraderie and mutual respect, often traveling or working together.
The Indian
Indians and The Indian are part of the same community or group, with collective interactions and shared identity.
Yogi Johnson
Indians and Yogi Johnson share a bond of camaraderie and mutual respect, often traveling or working together.
The Indian
Indians and The Indian are part of the same community or group, with collective interactions and shared identity.

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Indian Camp
The young Indian woman in labor, her husband who commits suicide, and other men who assist.
IV
Two Indians walk past Scripps on the street, entering McCarthy's barber shop.
Men in War and the Death of Society
Two Indians, one with artificial arms, who play pool with Yogi and walk into Petoskey.
Chapter XI
Two Indians, one awake and one asleep; both are decorated war veterans (V.C., D.S.O., M.C.).
XII
Various Indians appear throughout the chapter: the two woods Indians who lead Yogi, the town Indians at the club, and others.
The Passing of a Great Race and the Making and Marring of Americans
Two unnamed Indians (one with an artificial arm) accompany Yogi Johnson, speak in pidgin, and lead him to the beanery.
XIII
The big Indian, also a war veteran, questions Yogi and suggests the beanery.
XIV
Two Indians observe the beanery events; the little Indian claims the squaw as his wife.

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