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Kees Van Sten
Oknanawi Nabo, whom Don Davidson refers to as “Ok,” is a dark-skinned officer working as a foreman in Smith Camp prior to the Athsheans’ attack on Smith. Ok is in charge of the Athshean slaves in the mill, and in a conversation with Davidson, Ok expresses his frustration with the Athshean work ethic. Davidson realizes that Ok does not want to hurt the native Athsheans because they’re much smaller than him, which demonstrates that Ok might have slightly more empathy than some of his fellow colonists. However, Ok does dislike the Athsheans, as they creep him out. The Athsheans kill Ok during their attack on Smith, and Davidson later notes that Ok’s body had an arrow in each eye.
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Oknanawi Nabo Character Timeline in The Word for World is Forest
The timeline below shows where the character Oknanawi Nabo appears in The Word for World is Forest. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter One
...Davidson, and he’s a little slow to turn around—this stupid planet makes him daydream. It’s Oknanawi Nabo (Ok), a dark-skinned, tough-looking guy. Davidson lights a reefer (his first for today) and...
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Ok argues that the creechies too little and it doesn’t work to starve them, but Davidson...
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Davidson senses that Ok won’t hurt creechies due to their small size, so he suggests that Ok threaten them...
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Chapter Four
...the men’s fault. Davidson knows what the creechies are like—he saw the bodies at Smith. Ok had an arrow in each eye.
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