Characters:
eldest son/daughter
middle son/daughter
youngest son/daughter
chief
old man
sacred animal
father |
relatives
Shaman (medicine man)
aunts
uncles
great-grandmother
great-grandfather
healer |
mother
grandfather
grandmother
warriors
hunter
Great Spirit
elder |
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Settings:
village
plains
foothills
tundra - igloo
prairies
teepee/tipi
mountains
in a dream vision |
cold, snowy lands
... hill
island
lake
lagoon
circle of tipis
pasture
dwelling place |
grasslands
meadow
forests
creek
streams
longhouse
ravine
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Problems:
being different
memory loss
wars
loss
no shelter
no water |
bad weather - storms
lost
can't find buffalo
illness
disease
dry season |
need weapons
inadequate ...
natural disasters
no heat or fire
infestation
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Motifs:
vision
tribe names
weather
skins
powers - lightening
special dances
drums
berries
buckskin
birch |
the people
feathers
rocks
animals
moccasins
spears
tipis
bows & arrows
bannock
bugs |
pemmican
quiver for arrows
animal teeth
leather clothing
voice from heavens
dressing skins
scrapers
fire
knives
buzzards |
| Special Animals: fox, deer,
antelope, horse, thunderbird, bear, blue jay, hawk, eagle, crow, buffalo |
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