White Man’s Dog

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White Man’s Dog is the young Blackfeet protagonist of James Welch’s novel "Fools Crow," whose coming-of-age journey unfolds amid the cultural and historical upheavals facing his people in the late 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
protagonist
alternativeName Fools Crow
appearsIn Fools Crow
associatedWith Blackfeet community
linked to: Blackfeet people
belongsToWorkGenre historical novel
characterArcType coming-of-age
createdBy James Welch
culture Blackfeet Nation
linked to: Blackfeet people
ethnicity Blackfeet
linked to: Blackfeet people
experiences communal responsibility
encounters with U.S. expansion
spiritual growth
faces cultural upheaval
historical upheaval
gender male
languageContext English-language novel
literaryPeriod 20th-century American literature
nameChangeReason spiritual and personal transformation
narrativeFunction coming-of-age hero
nationalLiteraryContext Native American literature
roleInWork protagonist of Fools Crow
setting Montana
Northern Plains
linked to: Great Plains
themeAssociation colonial encroachment
identity
indigenous resilience
tradition versus change
timePeriod late 19th century

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Fools Crow mainCharacter White Man’s Dog