Seven Fallen Feathers

Seven Fallen Feathers

by Tanya Talaga

Skye Kakegamic Character Analysis

Skye Kakegamic is a former friend of Robyn Harper’s. On the night of Robyn’s death, Skye had made a promise to look out for Robyn if Robyn drank too much. Skye dutifully tried to get Robyn home safely after Robyn passed out drunk in public by calling the NNEC for help.

Skye Kakegamic Quotes in Seven Fallen Feathers

The Seven Fallen Feathers quotes below are all either spoken by Skye Kakegamic or refer to Skye Kakegamic. 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: We Speak for the Dead to Protect the Living Quotes

At the inquest, […] the lawyer for six of the seven families bluntly stated Robyn's death was no accident—he called it a homicide. […] Homicide, in a coroner's inquest, does not require proof of intention—it is simply the killing of a human being due to the act or omission of another. […] [The lawyer] stated categorically: "We hold NNEC responsible for what happened to Robyn. There is no question the NNEC is trying its best, and there's not a lot of money, but they did have services they held out to be capable and competent and they were neither.""

Related Characters: Tanya Talaga (speaker), Robyn Harper, Skye Kakegamic, David Fox, Cheyenne Linklater
Page Number and Citation: 198-199
Explanation and Analysis:
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Skye Kakegamic Character Timeline in Seven Fallen Feathers

The timeline below shows where the character Skye Kakegamic appears in Seven Fallen Feathers. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 6: We Speak for the Dead to Protect the Living
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...Thunder Bay. One girl, Robyn Harper, was new to the group. She asked her friend Skye Kakegamic to make sure she got home okay if she drank too much, and Skye... (full context)
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Robyn was staying with her cousin Bryan Kakegamic. Skye, whom she knew from home, helped her learn her way around the city, navigate the... (full context)
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...a bowl of cannabis. After inhaling, she struggled to walk and began slurring her words. Skye, remembering her promise, helped Robyn leave the park, trailing behind the other kids. But Robyn... (full context)
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Finally, Skye saw another member of their group, Vanessa, in the distance. Vanessa helped Skye walk the... (full context)