Stormy Nodin Character Analysis in Firekeeper’s Daughter

Stormy is a Supes hockey player and one of Levi’s friends. He’s also involved in the meth cell. Stormy is a skinny kid whom Daunis doesn’t always like much—she notes several times how annoyed she still is that Levi made her go to Shagala with Stormy last year. However, she also feels sympathetic toward him, as Stormy’s dad and his mom, Shawna, go back and forth between struggling with drug use and being involved in their son’s life and tribal affairs. Because of this, Stormy lives most of the time with Levi and Dana. His degree of involvement with the meth cell remains somewhat mysterious, though in the end, he’s the only one to actually turn on Mike and Levi—Daunis arrives at the kidnapping trailer just in time to see Stormy cut Jamie free of his chains. Still, Stormy refuses to testify against Levi, Mike, or Coach Bobby in court; indeed, he refuses to say anything in English and so is held in contempt of court. This means he’ll stay in jail, essentially serving time on Mike’s behalf while Mike goes free.

Stormy Nodin Character Timeline in Firekeeper’s Daughter

The timeline below shows where the character Stormy Nodin appears in Firekeeper’s Daughter. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...Levi and Travis sold sweetgrass to tourists and claimed theirs was magical. Jamie asks if Stormy, another hockey player, was in on it too, but Daunis explains that Stormy’s dad wouldn’t... (full context)

...Jen to Shagala, deciding privately to invite Lily so Levi doesn’t make her go with Stormy again. (full context)

Ten minutes later, Levi, Stormy Nodin, and then Mike Edwards join Daunis and Jamie at a picnic table. Daunis teases... (full context)

...Macy slides into Jamie’s seat and mocks Daunis for “stealing Jamie,” but Heather, one of Stormy’s cousins, tells Macy to go away. (full context)

Reaching Levi’s house, Daunis explains that Stormy lives here too because Stormy’s family is “messed up.” Dana, Levi’s mom, has been caring... (full context)

...them try it out next weekend. As Grant drones on about the game, Jamie, Levi, Stormy, and then Mike join the group. Stormy’s parents aren’t here—they must be “on a bender”—so... (full context)

...got to be good friends after a shooting incident a few years ago. Travis, Levi, Stormy, and Mike were playing with a BB gun, and Travis accidentally shot a car window,... (full context)

...watch Levi imitate the players’ performances from the game, but Daunis bristles when Levi says Stormy is “the baddest goon” from Sugar Island. She knows Dad was “the ultimate goon,” but... (full context)

...that reads DAUNIS; Megan explains that they didn’t think it’d work to put Jamie, Levi, Stormy, and Mike’s name on her jersey (girlfriends have their boyfriend’s name on their jerseys). Daunis... (full context)

...seem like the sort to get mixed up in meth. Should Daunis try to press Stormy for information? (full context)

...to enroll Daunis. With her test results, Daunis then drives to the tribal enrollment office. Stormy is there because he can’t find his passport and wants to know if he can... (full context)

Stormy makes an offering of semaa when he and Daunis are on the ferry, which surprises... (full context)

Daunis tenses when Stormy’s dad walks in. He’s never liked her much, since he sees her as Zhaaganaash. He... (full context)

Daunis drops Stormy off at Chi Mukwa, gives Levi her debit card, and lets Jamie give her an... (full context)

...players individually, but Daunis’s teammates know how to read one another. In the final period, Stormy crashes into Daunis. She lands on her shoulder to stabbing pain, and Coach Bobby pulls... (full context)

...Daunis was such a great player. She pretends her shoulder doesn’t hurt that bad as Stormy, Mike, and Levi join them, and Levi notes that the point of the game today... (full context)

...she giggles at Jamie’s awed expression. Though Daunis can’t dance, she holds Dad’s choker up. Stormy, a wolf dancer, dances next to Daunis, and nearby Zhaaganaash men whoop back at him—they... (full context)

...a window. Daunis studies the room. She can tell which parts of it are for Stormy and Mike, and she identifies what must be Travis’s old gaming chair. Daunis digs through... (full context)

...watching Jamie, a panther far from home, fail to fight off an attack from Levi, Stormy, and Mike. Ron shouts that he can’t find Jamie, but when Daunis tries to fight... (full context)

...truck was parked and continue on foot. As they open the trailer door, Daunis screams: Stormy is bringing an ax down on Jamie’s ankle. (full context)

Daunis attacks Stormy until Ron pulls her off and leads Stormy outside. Jamie is unharmed and leads Daunis... (full context)

...Mike is missing. He’s probably in Canada, and his parents are devastated. Daunis asks about Stormy, and Ron says that Stormy has stayed silent since they took him into custody. If... (full context)

...now that the prosecution has a “star witness.” That person isn’t Daunis, and it’s not Stormy, who has said nothing in English since his arrest. (Stormy’s parents speak to him in... (full context)