Unnamed Indian Agent 1
Character Key Number:
2418
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Unnamed Indian Agent 1
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Unnamed Indian Agent 1
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
Yes
Biography:
In Absalom! Sutpen negotiates his acquisition of land "with or through" the "Chickasaw Indian agent" (25). The adjective is ambiguous, but it's unlikely the agent was a Chickasaw himself. Historically, Indian agents were white men who worked for the U.S. government as the official intermediary between white America and Native Americans.