The Silent Stranger
The Silent Stranger is a Historical Character Mystery that is part of Kaya's books.
Characters
From the Central Series
- Kaya'aton'my
- Speaking Rain
- Eetsa
- Kautsa
- Wing Feather and Sparrow
- Raven
- Fox Tail
- Bear Blanket
- Little Fawn
- Rabbit
- Running Alone
- Light-on-the-Water
- Crane Song
- Swan Circling[2]
Introduced
Chapter By Chapter Summary
Chapter One: A Stranger with Injured Hands
Chapter Two: Many Questions and a Warning
Chapter Three: Runs in Circles
Chapter Four: The Tattered Doll
Chapter Five: Danger for a Dog
Chapter Six: Little Questions and Big Questions
Chapter Seven: Night of the Spirit Dances
Chapter Eight: A Visit From a Wolf
Chapter Nine: Hawk Woman's Story
Chapter Ten: Gift From the Stick People
Chapter Eleven: Hawk Rising
Discusses the Nimíipuu and other native tribes in the 1760s. Topics include:
- How close the Nimíipuu were to each other
- How a stranger was identified as a member of a different tribe
- The use of sign language to communicate
- Why Indians would travel in groups, and why someone would be traveling alone
- How a stranger's trouble spirit could bring danger to the winter Spirit Dances
- The role of a shaman in a Nimíipuu village
- Why the Nimíipuu took in strangers, and how they helped their new guest
Book Covers
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First cover from 2005-2015
References
- ↑ Pg 1. She was very fond of Snowbank because the mare had belonged to Kaya's friend and mentor, Swan Circling, who died last year. Swan Circling had died in Kaya's Hero, which took place in the winter of 1764.
- ↑ Mentioned only.