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TJ Kewadin
Seeney is one of the youngest Elders in the Sugar Island Ojibwe tribe. Daunis fears her for much of the novel, as Seeney once made her cry by pointing out that Daunis and other young people were being disrespectful to the Elders. However, Seeney emerges over the course of the novel as an unexpectedly committed supporter of Daunis: she provides an affidavit to support Daunis’s application for tribal membership, helps Daunis escape from Levi on the ferry, and eventually asks Daunis to be her apprentice and study traditional medicines under her. She fully supports Daunis attending college at the University of Hawaii and studying ethnobotany, since as she sees it, Native Americans have always had to adapt and learn new ways of studying.
Seeney Nimkee Quotes in Firekeeper’s Daughter
The Firekeeper’s Daughter quotes below are all either spoken by Seeney Nimkee or refer to Seeney Nimkee. 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 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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Seeney Nimkee Quotes in Firekeeper’s Daughter
The Firekeeper’s Daughter quotes below are all either spoken by Seeney Nimkee or refer to Seeney Nimkee. 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 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.
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