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Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn

As a main character, this traditionalist values the Navajo way of life and works for the Navajo tribal police.

Ernesto Cata

This character is a twelve-year-old Zuni chosen to portray the Little Fire God at the annual Shalako festival.

George Bowlegs

This character is a young Navajo who wants to convert to the Zuni religion. Growing up in a difficult background, this character begins hunting at an early age to feed the family.

Shorty Bowlegs

This character is an alcoholic parent.

Cecil Bowlegs

This character is a young Navajo who is left alone after the death of a parent and a brother who disappears.

FBI Agent O'Malley

This white FBI agent is clean-cut, clean-shaven and extremely confident.

Ed Pasquaanti

This character is the Zuni Chief of Police.

Dr. Reynolds

This character is a well-known anthropologist who is salting a dig site to prove an anthropological...

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