| A | B |
|---|
| Karana | Won-a-pa-lei |
| Ramo | (Chief Tanyositlopai) - Karana's six-year-old brother |
| Rontu | leader of the pack of wild dogs |
| Chowig | chief of the people of Ghalas-at at the beginning of the book |
| Captain Orlov | Russian leader of the Aleut expedition |
| Rontu-Aru | son of Rontu |
| Kimki | Chosen as chief after Chowig is killed by the Aleuts |
| Ulape | Karana's fourteen-year-old sister |
| Aleuts | Another Native American tribe that often comes to Ghalas-at to hunt otter |
| Tutok | an Aleut girl that comes with a hunting party after Karana has spent a few years on the island |
| Tainor | One of the birds Karana tames |
| Mon-a-nee (later Won-a-nee) | An otter that Karana finds injured after the Aleuts have left her island |
