Nokomis is the Anishinaabemowin word for grandmother.
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Nokomis Term Timeline in Firekeeper’s Daughter
The timeline below shows where the term Nokomis appears in Firekeeper’s Daughter. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
Suddenly, a bird flies into the window. Gramma Pearl, Daunis’s Anishinaabe nokomis, would say this is a bad sign; GrandMary would say it’s just chance. Daunis has...
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Chapter 2
...you, so Daunis refuses. Now, it’s time to drive Granny June to lunch at the Nokomis-Mishomis Elder Center and then head to work.
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Chapter 57
...women. Auntie tells a story about a young Nish girl who’d gather pansies with her nokomis every summer. The girl’s nokomis would set aside the yellow pansies, but she wouldn’t tell...
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