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Dora-Rouge
Tulik is an elder and former tribal judge in the Fat-Eaters territory of Two-Town. When he first sees Dora-Rouge, he immediately recognizes her as Ek’s daughter—the girl who once guarded the town’s sacred corn. Tulik, himself, was Ek’s cousin. He welcomes Dora-Rouge, Angel, and Bush into his already-crowded home, where he lives with Auntie, Grandson, and his dog, Mika. A committed opponent of the hydroelectric dam project, Tulik becomes a mentor to Angel, teaching her how to listen to and speak with the natural world. After his home is burned down—presumably by government forces who dislike how involved he has become with Indigenous resistance—Tulik relocates and later testifies in court against the dam’s construction. He dies before ever seeing the project halted or his homeland protected.
Tulik Quotes in Solar Storms
The Solar Storms quotes below are all either spoken by Tulik or refer to Tulik. 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 18 Quotes
What they were thinking could be read on their faces: they would die to save this land. [...] Me, I was still unfamiliar with history and law. I wondered if maybe my own people weren’t being too headstrong. Wouldn’t it be better to have new schools and a clinic and jobs? Those things, I learned later, had always been promised, seldom delivered.
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Chapter 21 Quotes
There is something that makes us pretend to be less than we are, less than the other creatures with their grace and dignity. Perhaps it is this that makes us bow down to an angry god when we might better have knelt at the altar of our own love.
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Tulik Character Timeline in Solar Storms
The timeline below shows where the character Tulik appears in Solar Storms. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 15
One day at the post, an elder named Tulik recognizes Dora-Rouge as “the woman with the corn,” remembering her and her mother, Ek, from...
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Tulik suggests they go to his house for privacy. As they walk, Angel glances often at...
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...Lampier’s, which Angel suspects is the result of Bush’s growing involvement in the anti-dam meetings. Tulik takes them in, though his space is cramped—he shares it with his daughter, Auntie, his...
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Chapter 16
Bush shows her unsold beaver pelts to Tulik, who estimates each will fetch at least $50. Once a tribal judge, Tulik is sharp...
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Angel dreams that Hannah is dying. When she shares the details with Dora-Rouge and Tulik, they insist she must go to her mother—alone. Hannah currently lives in a town called...
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...had stolen it, and Angel hadn’t even noticed. She brings her baby sister back to Tulik’s and names her Aurora.
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Chapter 17
Both Tulik and Dora-Rouge believe, as the Fat-Eater people do, that Aurora is the reincarnation of an...
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Tulik begins teaching Angel how to find and identify the plants from her dreams—and others she’s...
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One day, Angel burns herself badly while cooking. In agony, she watches Tulik send for Bush, who arrives out of breath. Bush speaks into the wound, commanding the...
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Chapter 18
...and succeeded. A Cree village to the east refused electricity entirely, and both Angel and Tulik agree with that decision. They sense that this supposed “ease” will only bring more destruction....
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Once the “Indian Time” gatherings begin, Tulik’s house is rarely quiet. People come and go constantly. One day, noticing Bush’s strange absence,...
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...passes through Fat-Eater land, drumming and singing old songs, Angel feels briefly uplifted. Soon after, Tulik hears on the radio that a large meeting will be held at the local church....
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...unable to attend. Over 40 people crowd into the church. The dam officials mostly address Tulik, explaining they were merely hired to do a job, nothing more. But Auntie speaks up....
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At the meeting, Aurora cries, so Tulik picks her up and soothes her. But Angel realizes this small act makes him look...
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...of harm’s way. When Angel and Aurora return that night, the machines are gone, but Tulik’s whale bone fence has been destroyed. Tulik says they called the police, but no one...
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...Time” radio program. She gives an interview about the construction crew’s tactics but doesn’t tell Tulik she plans to speak, as he had warned her to “lay low” for her own...
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...fact that both are widows. They spend hours playing cards. When Miss Nett jokes that Tulik is in love with Dora-Rouge, Dora-Rouge initially laughs it off—but before long, she’s letting him...
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...agree with the dam project, but because they’re afraid. This breakdown in unity hits Angel, Tulik, and Auntie hard. It’s exactly what officials had hoped for: to make them turn on...
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Chapter 19
...day, as everyone is gathered at the post, a man rushes in, informing them that Tulik’s house is on fire. They race to the scene, but it’s already too late. The...
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...aligned with the dam project, a move meant to further intimidate the Native people. But Tulik points out the Wolverine tracks circling the ruins. Miss Nett tells Angel that Wolverine is...
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Tulik and Auntie move into a hut on Church Mound, where Auntie grows increasingly angry. Eventually,...
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Chapter 21
One year later, in an unnamed city, Angel sees Tulik again. She accompanies him to get a haircut before they head to the courthouse, where...
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