Anita is Jared’s maternal grandmother and Maggie’s mother. When Jared is growing up, Anita hates him because she suspects that he is Wee’git’s son—and Wee’git has caused her family a lot of trouble over the years. Later, Jared learns that Anita grew up with nuns who taught her that everything Native was evil. Additionally, when Anita got tuberculosis as a girl, she was put in a sanatorium and nearly died. At the end of the book, Jared reconnects with Anita, acknowledging that she is tough and admitting that he intends on staying away from Wee’git. In response, Anita apologizes for the way she treated Jared as a boy.