Authors: Frank Christopher Busch
GREY EYES
GREY EYES
FRANK CHRISTOPHER BUSCH
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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication
Busch, Frank Christopher, ºd1978-, author
Grey eyes / Frank Christopher Busch.
ISBN 978-1-55266-677-7 (pbk.)
I. Title.
PS8603.U815G74 2014 C813'.6 C2014-902928-4
Dedicated to the lost children of Turtle Islandâsurvivors of the Indian residential schools, Indian day schools, Indian and Métis mission schools, Inuit federal hostels, 60's and 70's Scoop, forced adoption, foster care, and group homesâand to all other victims of colonial assimilation policy.
May you find in these pages
that which was wrongfully taken from you.
Village Chart
BEAR CLAN
(Walking Moon Woman and Waving Willow Man are brother and sister, Painted Turtle Man is their 1st cousin)
Walking Moon Woman
(Bear)
â Rising Hawk Man
(Crane)(deceased)
Walking Cloud Man
(Bear)
â Red Feather Woman
(Turtle)
Brown Bear Man
(Bear)
â Rolling Shield Woman
(Wolf)
White Bear Man
(Bear)
â Circling Hawk Woman
(Marten)
Singing Doe
(Bear)
â Brown Shield Man
(Wolf)
Flying Rabbit Boy
(Bear)
White Willow Woman
(Bear)
â Blue Elk Man
(Marten)
Little Grey Bear Boy
(Bear)
Yellow Hawk Girl
(Bear)
Waving Willow Man
(Bear)
â Standing Sun Woman
(Crane)
Painted Turtle Man
(Bear)
â Nesting Doe Woman
(Deer)(deceased)
MARTEN CLAN
(Blue Cloud Man and Gliding Heron Woman are brother and sister)
Blue Cloud Man
(Marten)
â Green Wing Woman
(Turtle)
Red Feather Woman
(Turtle)
â Walking Cloud Man
(Bear)
White Feather Woman
(Turtle)
â Blue Bird Man
(Crane)
Swimming Bear Man
(Turtle)
â Speaking Fox Woman
(Deer)
Gliding Heron Woman
(Marten)
â Black Sturgeon Man
(Deer)(deceased)
Standing Elk Woman
(Marten)
â Black Buffalo Man
(Wolf)
White Elk Woman
(Marten)
â Shining Tail Man
(Sturgeon)
Blue Heron Girl
(Marten)
White Hawk Boy
(Marten)
Walking Sky Woman
(Marten)
â Speaking Thunder Man
(Wolf)
Green Star Woman
(Marten)
â Big Feather Man
(Turtle)
Little Star Girl
(Marten)
Yellow Bear Girl
(Marten)
Blue Elk Man
(Marten)
â White Willow Woman
(Bear)
Coming Thunder Man
(Marten)
â Red Dragonfly Woman
(Wolf)
Black Elk Man
(Marten)
â White Rain Woman
(Eagle)
EAGLE CLAN
(Soaring Star Woman was married twice, she outlived her two children from the second marriage)
Soaring Star Woman
(Eagle)
â Grey Bear
(Bear)(deceased)
Dark Cloud Man
(Eagle)
Soaring Star Woman
(Eagle)
â White Lightning Man
(Loon)(Deceased)
Spirit Dance Woman
(Eagle)(Deceased)
â Wading Elk Man
(Deer)(Deceased)
White Star Woman
(Eagle)
â Red Spear Man
(Wolf)
Diving Hawk Woman
(Eagle)
Bright Stone Boy
(Eagle)
Laughing Cloud Boy
(Eagle)
Shining Star Woman
(Eagle)
â Laughing Oak Man
(Crane)
Singing Loon Woman
(Eagle)
White Shield Girl
(Eagle)
Shimmering Sky Woman
(Eagle)(Deceased)
â Hunting Lynx Man
(Turtle)(Deceased)
Grey Lightning Woman
(Eagle)
â Swimming Duck Man
(Deer)
Rolling Hoop Girl
White Rain Woman
(Eagle)
â Black Elk Man
(Marten)
Red Hawk Boy
(Eagle)
White Spear Man
(Eagle)
WOLF CLAN
Blue Lightning Woman
(Wolf)
â Jumping Buffalo Man
(Sturgeon)(deceased)
Black Buffalo Man
(Wolf)
â Standing Elk Woman
(Marten)
Speaking Thunder Man
(Wolf)
â Walking Sky Woman
(Marten)
Rolling Shield Woman
(Wolf)
â Brown Bear Man
(Bear)
White Butterfly Woman
(Wolf)
â Standing Rainbow Man
(Crane)
Tall Spear Boy
(Wolf)
Standing Arrow Boy
(Wolf)
Flying Turtle Man
(Wolf)
â Little Doe Woman
(Deer)
Red Dragonfly Woman
(Wolf)
â Coming Thunder Man
(Marten)
Waiting Rainbow Woman
Big Cloud Boy
Little Spear Boy
Red Spear Man
(Wolf)
â White Star Woman
(Eagle)
Brown Shield Man
(Wolf)
â Singing Doe
(Bear)
DEER CLAN
Talking Stone Woman
(Deer)
â Searching Fish Man
(Loon)(Deceased)
Smiling Hawk Woman
(Deer)
â Tall Bear Man
(Crane)
Little Doe Woman
(Deer)
â Flying Turtle Man
(Wolf)
Soaring Spear Man
(Deer)
Speaking Fox Woman
(Deer)
â Swimming Bear Man
(Turtle)
Many Fish
(Deer)
â Drifting Butterfly Woman
(Crane)
Swimming Duck Man
(Deer)
â Grey Lightning Woman
(Eagle)
Little Rock Girl
(Deer)
Blue Stone Man
(Deer)
â Shining Moon Woman
(Crane)
Red Stone Man
(Deer)
â Little Wing Woman
(Turtle)
CRANE CLAN
Standing Sun Woman
(Crane)
â Waving Willow Man
(Bear)
Tall Bear Man
(Crane)
â Smiling Hawk Woman (
Deer)
Yellow Cloud Woman
(Crane)
â Diving Eagle Man
(Eagle)
Standing Rainbow Man
(Crane)
â White Butterfly Woman
(Wolf)
Laughing Oak Man
(Crane)
â Shining Star Woman
(Eagle)
Shining Moon Woman
(Crane)
â Blue Stone Man
(Deer)
Brown Bird Boy
(Crane)
Blue Moon Girl
(Crane)
Drifting Butterfly Woman
(Crane)
â Many Fish
(Deer)
White Arrow Boy
Red Willow Girl
Standing Bow Boy
TURTLE CLAN
(Yellow Moon Woman and her daughter Water Lily Woman were adopted from anther tribe)
Green Wing Woman
(Turtle)
â Blue Cloud Man
(Marten)
Swimming Bear Man
(Turtle)
â Speaking Fox Woman
(Deer)
Red Feather Woman
(Turtle)
â Walking Cloud Man
(Bear)
Blue Feather Woman
(Turtle)
Green Seed Girl
(Turtle)
Little Wing Woman
(Turtle)
â Red Stone Man
(Deer)
Blue Tail Girl
(Turtle)
White Hoop Girl
(Turtle)
White Feather Woman
(Turtle)
â Blue Bird Man
(Crane)
Red Tail Girl
(Turtle)
Yellow Moon Woman
(Turtle)
(Ojibway)
Water Lily Woman
(Turtle)
(Ojibway)