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Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield
• In her 50s • Cheyenne decent • In 1970 (she was 11) she went to Alcatraz to participate in the Native American occupation of the island • Her mom passed away after that • Mail carrier • Went to the powwow
Vicky
• Jacquie and opals mom • Died from cancer after moving to Alcatraz
Harvey
• Lives on Alcatraz • Rapes Jacquie Red Feather • Had a kid with Karen (Son is Edwin) • Will come to Oakland for the powwow • Runs in to jacquie red feather at the meeting
Josefina
• Octavio grandma • She thinks the family is cursed
Orvil Red Feather
• 14 years old • One of Jacquie grandchildren • Cheyenne • Interested In his Heritage • Loother brother 12 • Lony brother 10 • Gets $200 to tell his story to dene oxiaden
Tony Loneman
• 21 years old • Born in Oakland • Rides the BART (public transportation) • Cheyenne descent • Born with Fetal Alcohol syndrome (The Drome) • Lives with his grandmother, Maxine • Deals drugs with Octavio
Edwin Black
• Biracial (mother, Karen, is white) • Masters in comparative literature with a focus on Native American literature • 30 years old? • Love the internet • Internship assisting with the big Oakland powwow • Is overweight • Found dad on facebook name is Harvey • Half sibling; blue
Bill Davis
• Boyfriend of Karen Edwins mother • Lakota • Maintenance worker at the Oakland coliseum • Vietnam veteran • 5 years in prison for stabbing a man • Read numerous books during his time in prison
Thomas Frank
• Cheyenne • Drummer (used to work as custodian) • Was invited to perform with a group called Southern moon • Has an old limp • Could be considered a drunk
Daniel Gonzalez
• Cousin of Octavio • Had a Brother named Manny who got shot • Owns a drone
Dene Oxendene
• Documentary filmmaker • Enrolled in Cheyenne and Arapaho tribe • Born in Oakland • Collecting stories from the native people in the Oakland area in memory of his uncle (Lucas) • Smokes a lot of weed
Octavio Gomez
• Drug dealer • Wants to rob the powwow • Tony and Charles work for him • His dad died protecting him from bullets • Has medicine box
Jacquie Red Feather
• Half sister of Opal • Substitute abuse counselor (newly sober) • Gave one child up for adoption (from rape (Harvey)) (BLUE) • Raised a girl named Jamie who died (drug attic and committed suicide • Three grandsons Opal is taking care of them • lives/lived in Albuquerque
Jamie
• Has 3 kids: Orville, Luther, lony • Committed suicide • Jacquies daughter
Blue
• She is the Head of powwow committee at Indian center • Friends with maggie (calvins sister) • Has a husband named Paul (she ran away from from him he was abusive) • mother Is Jacquie red feather (Harvey is father) • Half siblings with Edwin
Calvin Johnson
• Young man • Native • Staying with his sister maggie • Owes drug money to his brother Charles (who works with Octavio) • A little bit fishy (according to Tony) • Does interview with dene
Sixto
Octavios uncle Killed Octavio's brother and mother by being drunk and driving a car Made himself a medicine box
Ronald
The man that opal and jacqie stayed with after their mother died Opal hit him with a baseball bat
