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Daunis Fontaine
Levi is Daunis’s brother; they share a father, Dad, but his mom is Dana. He’s three months younger than Daunis, but Daunis still looks up to and adores him, and he regularly stands up for and protects her. As the captain of the Supes, Levi is considered Sault Ste. Marie’s “golden boy” who can do no wrong. He’s attractive, charming, and extremely skilled on the ice. However, Daunis begins to hear disturbing things about Levi, such as that he threatened to injure her ex-boyfriend TJ and even asked Travis to take the blame when Levi accidentally blinded a woman with a BB gun. Eventually, this culminates in Daunis realizing that Levi is involved in the local meth cell, has taken steps to implicate Daunis, and has even been transferring drug earnings to a bank account in Panama using Daunis’s identity. All of this, combined with the fact that Levi has been actively hiding Dad’s scarf, which Daunis has coveted for years, makes Levi’s betrayal particularly painful for Daunis. Still, she realizes that he’s disturbingly used to getting his way and letting other people take the fall—he even asks Daunis to tell the police that he’s been forced to participate in the meth cell. Still, she realizes it’s not entirely fair that he and Stormy Nodin suffer legal consequences and jail time while Mike, the meth cell’s leader, escapes.
Levi Firekeeper Quotes in Firekeeper’s Daughter
The Firekeeper’s Daughter quotes below are all either spoken by Levi Firekeeper or refer to Levi Firekeeper. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 36
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I am overcome with deep gratitude as I sit here next to Auntie before the fire. Auntie has shown me how to be a strong Nish kwe—full of love, anger, humor, sorrow, and joy. Not as something perfect: She is a woman who is complex and sometimes exhausted, but mostly brave. She loves imperfect people fiercely.
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Chapter 38
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Hockey brings my community together. Native and non-Native. All ages. All neighborhoods. Here in Chi Mukwa, a community recreation building funded by the Sugar Island Ojibwe Tribe, everyone stands united for our teams. I just hope they remember today was for Robin Bailey.
Chapter 43
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My heart skips a beat.
I tip the basket upside down. Staring at the floor where Dad’s scarf lands.
Green, like my mother’s eyes.
Levi kept it from me. He had it all along.
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Nibwaakaawin. Auntie told me the translation, breaking down each part of the word so it made perfect sense: To be wise is to live with an abundance of sight.
My whole life I’ve wanted to be like my aunt. The way a person dreams about being a ballerina, but not of broken toes and years of practice. I wanted to be a strong and wise Nish kwe, never considering how that abundance of sight would be earned.
I wanted to find out who was involved in the meth madness that took Lily and Uncle David. Robin and Heather, too. And the kids in Minnesota who got so sick from meth-X.
The person I was searching for this whole time was Levi.
Wisdom is not bestowed. In its raw state, it is the heartbreak of knowing things you wish you didn’t.
Chapter 52
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I thought I had no resources on the ferry, except for one lone Elder. But one led to another, and another. A resource I never anticipated during my time of dire need.
I’m reminded that our Elders are our greatest resource, embodying our culture and community. Their stories connect us to our language medicines, land, clans, songs, and traditions. They are a bridge between the Before and the Now, guiding those of us who will carry on in the Future.
We honor our heritage and our people, those who are alive and those who’ve passed on. That’s important because it keeps the ones we lose with us. My grandparents. Uncle David. Lily. Dad.
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Levi Firekeeper Quotes in Firekeeper’s Daughter
The Firekeeper’s Daughter quotes below are all either spoken by Levi Firekeeper or refer to Levi Firekeeper. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 36
Quotes
I am overcome with deep gratitude as I sit here next to Auntie before the fire. Auntie has shown me how to be a strong Nish kwe—full of love, anger, humor, sorrow, and joy. Not as something perfect: She is a woman who is complex and sometimes exhausted, but mostly brave. She loves imperfect people fiercely.
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Chapter 38
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Hockey brings my community together. Native and non-Native. All ages. All neighborhoods. Here in Chi Mukwa, a community recreation building funded by the Sugar Island Ojibwe Tribe, everyone stands united for our teams. I just hope they remember today was for Robin Bailey.
Chapter 43
Quotes
My heart skips a beat.
I tip the basket upside down. Staring at the floor where Dad’s scarf lands.
Green, like my mother’s eyes.
Levi kept it from me. He had it all along.
Related Characters:
Related Symbols:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Nibwaakaawin. Auntie told me the translation, breaking down each part of the word so it made perfect sense: To be wise is to live with an abundance of sight.
My whole life I’ve wanted to be like my aunt. The way a person dreams about being a ballerina, but not of broken toes and years of practice. I wanted to be a strong and wise Nish kwe, never considering how that abundance of sight would be earned.
I wanted to find out who was involved in the meth madness that took Lily and Uncle David. Robin and Heather, too. And the kids in Minnesota who got so sick from meth-X.
The person I was searching for this whole time was Levi.
Wisdom is not bestowed. In its raw state, it is the heartbreak of knowing things you wish you didn’t.
Chapter 52
Quotes
I thought I had no resources on the ferry, except for one lone Elder. But one led to another, and another. A resource I never anticipated during my time of dire need.
I’m reminded that our Elders are our greatest resource, embodying our culture and community. Their stories connect us to our language medicines, land, clans, songs, and traditions. They are a bridge between the Before and the Now, guiding those of us who will carry on in the Future.
We honor our heritage and our people, those who are alive and those who’ve passed on. That’s important because it keeps the ones we lose with us. My grandparents. Uncle David. Lily. Dad.
