Content Warning: This section of the guide contains discussion of racism and religious discrimination.

Many of the characters attribute meaning to the dreams and visions they recount. Choose one of these dreams or visions and discuss its significance to the story, including how it contributes to characterization, conflict, and themes.

The book is divided into four sections titled: “Naming Ceremony,” “Hole in the Heart,” “Ghost Dance,” and “A Council of Dolls.” Identify what each title explicitly references in the relevant section’s plot and then discuss the title’s symbolic or thematic significance.

How do the beliefs of the Catholic Church and the beliefs of the Dakhóta community come into conflict in the lives of the protagonists? Using specific examples from the text, describe the protagonists’ attitudes and the author’s tone toward this conflict.