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The many-faces man of the Lone Eaters’ band. Mik-api is the physical and spiritual healer of his tribe, and he takes Fools Crow on as his apprentice. He is first taught the art of healing by his aunt, a healing woman from the Never Laughs band, and after he falls in love and marries a Black Paint slave, Mik-api continues to learn healing under the direction of a Black Paint many-faces man. Mik-api’s young wife dies after just two years of marriage; claiming to be “satisfied with his memories of his Black Paint wife,” he never remarries. Mik-api’s spirit animal is an aptly named Raven, and he often speaks through Mik-api to help guide Fools Crow. After forty winters as the Lone Eaters’ many-faces man, Mik-api leads the procession that takes the surviving Pikuni north.
Mik-api Quotes in Fools Crow
The Fools Crow quotes below are all either spoken by Mik-api or refer to Mik-api. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 6
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“It surprises you that I speak the language of the two-leggeds. It’s easy, for I have lived among you many times in my travel. I speak many languages. I converse with the blackhorns and the real-bears and the wood-biters. Bigmouth and I discuss many things.” Raven made a face. “I even deign to speak once in a while with the swift silver people who live in the water—but they are dumb and lead lives without interest. I myself am very wise. That is why Mik-api treats me to a smoke now and then.”
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Mik-api Quotes in Fools Crow
The Fools Crow quotes below are all either spoken by Mik-api or refer to Mik-api. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 6
Quotes
“It surprises you that I speak the language of the two-leggeds. It’s easy, for I have lived among you many times in my travel. I speak many languages. I converse with the blackhorns and the real-bears and the wood-biters. Bigmouth and I discuss many things.” Raven made a face. “I even deign to speak once in a while with the swift silver people who live in the water—but they are dumb and lead lives without interest. I myself am very wise. That is why Mik-api treats me to a smoke now and then.”
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