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A Pikuni chief who advocates for peace with the Napikwans. Heavy Runner goes to the Four Horns agency with a few other Pikuni chiefs and Rides-at-the-door to negotiate peace after Owl Child kills trader Malcolm Clark. While at the agency, Heavy Runner asks General Sully for a “piece of paper” that officially declares him and his camp non-hostile. General Sully signs the paper, but Heavy Runner is later killed in the Marias Massacre.
Heavy Runner Quotes in Fools Crow
The Fools Crow quotes below are all either spoken by Heavy Runner or refer to Heavy Runner. 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 7 Quotes
Three Bears turned to Fast Horse. “We do not want trouble with the whites. Now that the great war in that place where Sun Chief rises is over, the blue-coat seizers come out to our country. Their chiefs have warned us more than once that if we make life tough for their people, they will ride against us.” He pointed his pipe in the direction of Owl Child. “If these foolish young men continue their raiding and killing of the Napikwans, we will all suffer. The seizers will kill us, and the Pikuni people will be as the shadows on the land. This must not happen.”
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This quote occurs as Owl Child rides into the Lone Eaters’ camp astride a stolen Napikwan horse, and it foreshadows the devastation of the massacre at Heavy Runner’s camp. Owl Child raids and kills the Napikwans with complete disregard for the safety of the Pikuni people. With each new attack on the Napikwans, Owl Child adds to the strain on the relationship between the Pikuni people and the United States government, and Three Bears knows that it will not be long before the seizers attack the people. Owl Child’s only concerns are increasing his wealth through stolen Napikwan horses and Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Un
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Heavy Runner Character Timeline in Fools Crow
The timeline below shows where the character Heavy Runner appears in Fools Crow. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 22
...being squeezed, Three Bears,” he says. He tells him that Mountain Chief desires war, and Heavy Runner , another Pikuni chief, wants to negotiate peace and treat with the seizers. All the...
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Chapter 24
...party of Pikunis rides toward the Four Horns agency to meet with the seizer chiefs. Heavy Runner is with them, along with a few other lesser chiefs and Rides-at-the-door. The major chiefs...
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Heavy Runner agrees to find Owl Child but says it will be too difficult to bring him...
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As the Pikunis depart, Heavy Runner asks General Sully for “a piece of paper with writing” that states that he, Heavy...
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Chapter 35
...weapons. As they move closer, Fools Crow can see that the people are members of Heavy Runner ’s band.
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...she says. They had ridden into camp before daybreak and opened fire on their lodges. Heavy Runner is dead, along with many, many others.
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As Fools Crow rides up to Heavy Runner ’s camp, he tries to brace himself for what he is about to see, but...
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