Issetibbeha's Uncles

Submitted by cornellgoldw@fo... on Wed, 2013-06-12 18:37
Text: 
"Red Leaves"
Character Key: 
Unnamed Uncles of Issetibbeha
Display Name: 
Issetibbeha's Uncles
Sort Name: 
Unnamed Uncles of Issetibbeha
Race: 
Indian
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Indian Tribal Leader
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Family: 
Issetibbeha|Ikkemotubbe
Family (new): 
IkkemotubbesInRL
First Mentioned: 
Choctaw|Chickasaw Plantation in "Red Leaves" (Location)
Real?: 
No
Biography: 

At the head of the tribe is a single chief, "the Man." But the narrative notes that the larger political structure includes "a hierarchy of cousins and uncles who ruled the clan," and who meet as a group to discuss tribal issues like "the Negro question" (319). The narrative refers to them in the "conclave" as "one," "a third," "a second," and so on, but does not give them names or individualities or distinguish between the two generations in any way (319).

Social Status: 
has influential social contacts (family, business, political)
Individual or Group: 
Group
Character changes class in this text: 

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