# Winnenap — The Land of Little Rain character guide

> Winnenap in The Land of Little Rain by Mary Austin.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0007-shoshone-land

## Who they are

A Paiute man who appears in the narrative as a guide and local figure.

## Relationships

### [Three Finger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/three_finger)

_friendship_

Three Finger and Winnenap are close companions, possibly sharing a camp or regular social activities in the desert landscape.

## In the story

### [The Land of Little Rain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/chapters/the-land-of-little-rain)

Referenced as a storyteller who shares knowledge of the Shoshone people's relationship with the land.

### [Shoshone Land](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/chapters/shoshone-land)

A Shoshone medicine-man living as a hostage among the Paiutes, who secretly returns to Shoshone Land each year and tells stories of his homeland.

### [Water Borders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/chapters/water-borders)

Quoted describing the mountain's weeping waters: 'Mahala all time cry.'

### [Other Water Borders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/chapters/other-water-borders)

Observed drawing fibre from iris leaves for making snares.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters/winnenap
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_land_of_little_rain_se/characters