FireKeeper
What does Aunt Teddie give Daunis in front of everyone in the dining room with Granny June?
Whose body did Daunis find on Duck Island?
Heather Nodin
Who is Call-Me Grant?
Grant is Mike Edward's dad
At the hockey game, the Daunis and the rest of the community finds out that Robin died by ______.
Meth overdose
Daunis is conducting an investigation into the drug distribution in her community.
What is an investigation?
The process of carefully examining something to find out the truth.
Why has Daunis been avoiding Aunt Teddie and her phone calls?
Daunis knows that Aunt Teddie will be able to tell that something is going and she is not able to lie to Aunt Teddie about the investigation.
What happened to Daunis at the Edward's house during Sunday dinner?
Mike found her snooping around and tried to kiss her.
What surprising information does Daunis find out about Jamie?
Jamie is adopted and was removed from his tribe.
What do the players decide to do to honor Robin's death?
Daunis completed the enrollment process to become a member of the tribe.
What does enrollment mean?
The act of officially joining a group or organization
Why did Daunis decide to enroll as a tribal member?
Ron shared with Daunis three things that were not found on Heather's body at the crime scene. What were the 3 things?
Her bra, underwear, and shoes
Why is Daunis angry when she learns that the hockey pucks that are going to be donated to the tribal youth program?
They are not legit and good quality like the ones that they use. The printing on the pucks are smudged.
What advice does Robin give Daunis about enrolling in her school classes?
Robin told Daunis to enroll in 2 classes - one that she is most excited about and another class that Lily was most excited about.
The discovery of Heather Nodin's body led to shocking revelations.
What do revelations mean?
Surprising or unknown facs that are revealed.
What is meant by "The Firekeeper's Daughter" in the story? What does the daughter do?
The daughter starts each day by lifting the sun into the sky and singing.
Uncle David told Daunis to "organize and document everything". What was Daunis looking for at GrandMary's house?
Uncle David's old journals
What is the Jay Treaty?
The Jay Treaty allows Natives to cross the border between the US and Canada freely.
Who is Stormy in the novel?
- Supes hockey player and Levi's friend
- His parents struggle with drug use and being involved in his life. His mom spent his "per cap" money on throwing a party.
- He lives with Levi and his mom, Dana.
Dana (Levi's mom) has been depositing Levi's per-cap check into a savings account, something Stormy's mom doesn't do.
What is per-cap?
Why doesn't Daunis like the Firekeeper's Daughter's story?
The daughter doesn't get her own name in the story. Her identity is based on her relationships with her dad, her husband, and then her sons.
Who have all died due to Meth - X related causes? How did they die? (Hint: There are 5 characters)
Uncle David - Meth Overdose
Heather - Meth Overdose
Lily - Shot by Travis
Travis - high on meth and killed himself
Robin - Meth Overdose
What is ICWA stand for?
Indian Child Welfare Act - the federal law to prevent the removal of Native children from their homes and tribal communities.
What is the shooting incident that resulted in Travis being shunned and no longer playing hockey?
Travis, Levi, Stormy, and Mike were playing with a BB gun. A BB hit a minivan passing by, breaking a window, and injuring the driver by losing her sight in one eye. Travis confessed and he was shunned by everyone in tow and didn't play hockey after that.
Lily is a descendant of the Sugar Island Ojibwe Tribe but doesn't meet the minimum blood-quantum requirements.
What is blood- quantum?
The percentage of Native blood that someone has.