Who is Janet Pete from A Thief of Time: A Novel and what is their importance? A_Thief_of_Time English & Literature Janet Pete | A Thief of Time: A Novel

Janet Pete is a lawyer for tribal legal services. She has recently ended a relationship with a successful attorney, and she confides in Jim Chee because he has also recently ended a relationship. LIke Chee, Janet Pete is a Navajo who failed in a romantic relationship with a non-Navajo. Though never explicitly stated, it seems that Janet Pete has a reciprocal attraction to Jim Chee.