The Middle Five · Character

Ga-imʻ-ba-zhe

An Omaha person, possibly a tribal member or elder referenced.

minor

Also known as Ga

Ga-imʻ-ba-zhe's tie to Me is one of the pressures that moves The Middle Five—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

The narrator's uncle, who calls him 'Little White-chest' and leads the game stick making.

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With Me (family): Ga-imʻ-ba-zhe is the narrator's mother, providing care and guidance. In A Rebuke: The narrator's uncle, who calls him…

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Me
family · positive
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