Moon of the Crusted Snow

by

Waubgeshig Rice

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Dan Whitesky (Evan’s father) Character Analysis

Dan is Evan’s father and Patricia’s husband. He’s quiet, thoughtful, and reserved—and he has a lot of respect for the community’s ways. Like Evan, Dan works as a maintenance worker and council member on the reservation. He takes an active role in community life, and he conducts tobacco rituals during hunting trips. As the winter progresses, Dan and Patricia move in with Evan to conserve energy. He bolsters his family’s spirits with traditional stories that teach his grandchildren Maiingan and Nangohns Anishinaabe values.

Dan Whitesky (Evan’s father) Quotes in Moon of the Crusted Snow

The Moon of the Crusted Snow quotes below are all either spoken by Dan Whitesky (Evan’s father) or refer to Dan Whitesky (Evan’s father). 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:
Technology, Society, and Survival Theme Icon
).
Chapter 1 Quotes

“Bad moose meat is always better than a good pork chop[.]”

Related Characters: Dan Whitesky (Evan’s father) (speaker), Evan Whitesky
Page Number: 6
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Chapter 25 Quotes

“Do you kids know the one about Nanabush and the geese?”

Related Characters: Dan Whitesky (Evan’s father) (speaker), Evan Whitesky, Nicole McCloud , Nangohns, Maiingan , Patricia (Evan’s mother) , Nanabush
Related Symbols: The Blackout/Apocalypse
Page Number: 170
Explanation and Analysis:

“Don’t be greedy!”

Related Characters: Maiingan (speaker), Evan Whitesky, Nicole McCloud , Nangohns, Dan Whitesky (Evan’s father), Patricia (Evan’s mother) , Nanabush
Page Number: 174
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Epilogue: Ziigwaan (Spring) Quotes

Their ancestors were displaced from their original homeland in the South and the white people who forced them here had never intended for them to survive. […] But they refused to wither completely, and a core of dedicated people had worked tirelessly to create their own settlement away from this town.

Related Characters: Aileen Jones , Nicole McCloud , Nangohns, Maiingan , Dan Whitesky (Evan’s father), Patricia (Evan’s mother)
Page Number: 212
Explanation and Analysis:

No one wanted to deal with any more of them. Not now.

Related Characters: Justin Scott, Nicole McCloud , Nangohns, Maiingan , Dan Whitesky (Evan’s father), Patricia (Evan’s mother)
Related Symbols: The Blackout/Apocalypse
Page Number: 212
Explanation and Analysis:
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Dan Whitesky (Evan’s father) Quotes in Moon of the Crusted Snow

The Moon of the Crusted Snow quotes below are all either spoken by Dan Whitesky (Evan’s father) or refer to Dan Whitesky (Evan’s father). 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:
Technology, Society, and Survival Theme Icon
).
Chapter 1 Quotes

“Bad moose meat is always better than a good pork chop[.]”

Related Characters: Dan Whitesky (Evan’s father) (speaker), Evan Whitesky
Page Number: 6
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 25 Quotes

“Do you kids know the one about Nanabush and the geese?”

Related Characters: Dan Whitesky (Evan’s father) (speaker), Evan Whitesky, Nicole McCloud , Nangohns, Maiingan , Patricia (Evan’s mother) , Nanabush
Related Symbols: The Blackout/Apocalypse
Page Number: 170
Explanation and Analysis:

“Don’t be greedy!”

Related Characters: Maiingan (speaker), Evan Whitesky, Nicole McCloud , Nangohns, Dan Whitesky (Evan’s father), Patricia (Evan’s mother) , Nanabush
Page Number: 174
Explanation and Analysis:
Epilogue: Ziigwaan (Spring) Quotes

Their ancestors were displaced from their original homeland in the South and the white people who forced them here had never intended for them to survive. […] But they refused to wither completely, and a core of dedicated people had worked tirelessly to create their own settlement away from this town.

Related Characters: Aileen Jones , Nicole McCloud , Nangohns, Maiingan , Dan Whitesky (Evan’s father), Patricia (Evan’s mother)
Page Number: 212
Explanation and Analysis:

No one wanted to deal with any more of them. Not now.

Related Characters: Justin Scott, Nicole McCloud , Nangohns, Maiingan , Dan Whitesky (Evan’s father), Patricia (Evan’s mother)
Related Symbols: The Blackout/Apocalypse
Page Number: 212
Explanation and Analysis: