Terms
This is an oversimplified, fixed, and often inaccurate belief about a group of people or things based on shared characteristics.
What is a stereotype?
This is the internal conflict that Tony faces because of his facial deformity and low self-esteem.
What is shame?
He is the father of Jacquie’s daughter and Harvey’s son, who he meets for the first time at the powwow.
Who is Edwin Black?
This is the reason why Tony agrees to participate in the robbery, despite knowing that it is wrong and dangerous
What is loyalty to Octavio?
This is the event that happens at the end of Part II, when Tony sees a woman being attacked by a man outside a bar.
What is intervening and killing the man?
This is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values.
What is confirmation bias?
This is the external conflict that Dene has with his cousin Orvil, who accuses him of being a fake Indian.
What is identity?
He is the cousin of Dene and Orvil, who helps them set up their booth and regalia at the powwow.
Who is Calvin Johnson?
This is the reason why Dene wants to collect the stories of other Native Americans living in Oakland.
What is honoring his uncle’s legacy?
This is the event that happens at the beginning of Part III, when Orvil notices something strange in his leg while practicing his dance moves.
What is finding a spider crawling out of his leg?
This is a period of uncertainty and confusion in which a person's sense of identity becomes insecure, typically due to a change in their expected aims or role in society (and nearly all the characters are going through one).
What is an identity crisis?
This is the internal conflict that Jacquie has with her addiction and her guilt over giving up her daughter.
What is recovery?
She is the mother of Opal and Jacquie, who died of a drug overdose after leaving Alcatraz Island.
Who is Vicky Red Feather?
This is the reason why Jacquie decides to go to Oakland with Harvey, despite her resentment and mistrust of him.
What is meeting her grandsons?
This is the event that happens in Part III, when Jacquie attends an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and runs into someone from her past.
What is meeting Harvey again?
This is the transmission of the psychological and physiological effects of traumatic experiences across multiple generations within a family or community. These experiences can include war, violence, abuse, oppression, and other major stressors.
What is intergenerational trauma?
This is the external conflict that Opal has with her sister Jacquie, who she blames for abandoning her and their mother.
What is resentment?
She is the woman who Tony meets at the Indian Center, who gives him a job and a place to stay
Who is Maxine?
This is the reason why Orvil wants to dance at the powwow, despite his great-aunt’s disapproval and his own insecurity.
What is feeling connected to his culture?
This is the event that happens in Part III, when Dene sets up his storytelling booth at the powwow and interviews his first participant.
What is recording Edwin’s story?
It's the real deal! This term means true to one's own personality, spirit, or character. Tommy Orange questioned whether
What is authentic?
This is the internal conflict that Orvil has with his curiosity and fears about his Native heritage and culture.
What is indigeneity?
He is the guy who inspired Dene to pursue his storytelling project and left him his camera.
Who is Lucas Oxendene?
This is the reason why Calvin joins the powwow committee, despite his involvement in the robbery plot.
What is following his passion for music?
This is the event that happens at the end of Part III, when Opal goes to visit her sister Jacquie at her hotel room.
What is reconciling with Jacquie?