| A | B |
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| Pikunis | A band of the Blackfeet tribe. |
| Napikwans | Term used to refer to White people. |
| White Man's Dog/Fools Crow | Protagonist and eventual leader of the Lone Eaters |
| Rides-at-the-Door | Fools Crow's Father. Becomes chief after Three Bears dies. |
| Double Strike Woman | Fools Crow's Mother and Rides-at-the-Door's wife. |
| Striped Face | Second wife of Rides-at-the-Door. |
| Kills Close to the Lake | Third wife of Rides-at-the-Door. She is only 17 years old and has an affair with Running Fisher. |
| Running Fisher | Fools Crow's brother. |
| Fast Horse | Fools Crow's friend. Son of Boss Ribs. Turns away from tradition |
| Yellow Kidney | Leader of the horse raid. Father of Red Paint and father-in-law of Fools Crow. Captured by the Crow tribes and eventually killed by the Napikwans. |
| Heavy Shield Woman | Wife of Yellow Kidney. |
| Red Paint | Daughter of Yellow Kidney. Marries Fools Crow. |
| Mik-Api | Medicine man of the Blackfoot. Teaches Fools Crow the traditional songs and medicines. |
| Owl Child | A Pikuni rebel who plans on waging war on Napikwans. Makes situations worse for the Pikunis because his actions enrage the Napikwans. |
| Mountain Chief | Pikuni chief who aligns with armed struggle rather than compromise. |
| Heavy Runner | Pikuni leader who |
| Malcolm Clark | Four Bears |
