These are the minor characters in the Kaya series.
Bear Blanket[]
The medicine woman in Kaya's village.
Beaver Tail[]
Tall Branch's relative. He welcomes Toe-ta and Jumps Back when they visit Tall Branch's village in The Ghost Wind Stallion.
Bent Bow[]
A troubled boy in Kaya's village. His parents were mentioned to have been killed during an enemy raid.
Claw Necklace[]
Swan Circling's husband.
Crane Song[]
Cut Cheek's aunt, who gives Brown Deer a hard time.
Cut Cheek[]
The handsome man that Brown Deer likes.
Elder Woman[]
An elderly woman Kaya and Spotted Owl rescue from a river in Kaya and the River Girl.
Flaming Stick[]
A member of Kaya's village. In The Roar of the Falls: My Journey with Kaya (online endings), he offers his horse to Kaya and the protagonist for the horse race.
Fox Tail[]
A boy in Kaya's village who's described as being bothersome and rude. She refers to him as her cousin.
Hawk Rising[]
A woman who visited Kaya's village in The Silent Stranger.
Jumps Back[]
A young man in Kaya's village who likes to tease the girls and serenade on long summer nights.
Light on the Water[]
Kaya's baby cousin and the daughter of Running Alone.
Little Branch[]
Rushing Brook's infant daughter. Becoming ill in The Roar of the Falls: My Journey with Kaya, Kaya and the protagonist assist Bear Blanket by gathering juniper leaves for a tea to treat Little Branch's fever.
Little Fawn[]
A girl in Kaya's village who often teases her. In Kaya and the River Girl, she plays Shinny with Kaya and other girls their age, and she helps run a Shinny game between Kaya and Spotted Owl.
Many Deer[]
A young man who is good at hunting, but better known for his bad temper. He is one of Kaya's uncles.
Otter Woman[]
The woman from Enemy Country that took Kaya and Speaking Rain as slaves in her household.
Rabbit[]
An active and daring girl in Kaya's village who often teases her. Rabbit is a little older than Kaya. She rides a white-spotted mare in a race against Kaya in The Ghost Wind Stallion. Kaya also teases her by splashing her in the river.
Raven[]
An older boy in Kaya's village. Kaya races Steps High against Raven and a chestnut horse in The Ghost Wind Stallion. She refers to him as her cousin.
Red Duck[]
Kaya's aunt, who lives in her village.
Red Stone[]
Tall Branch's relative. She welcomes Kaya and Speaking Rain when they visit Tall Branch's village in The Ghost Wind Stallion.
Running Alone[]
Kaya's young aunt and Light on the Water's mother.
Runs Home[]
A young man in Kaya's village who taught Two Hawks how to make and play a flute.
Rushing Brook[]
A young mother in Kaya's village. The protagonist and Kaya assist in caring for her infant daughter in The Roar of the Falls: My Journey with Kaya.
Spotted Owl[]
A Wishram girl Kaya and Speaking Rain befriend in Kaya and the River Girl. Her mother is a trading partner with the Nimíipuu, so she knows how to speak their language. She is described as having a pretty, round face with full lips and bright eyes, and she wears a hemp cord necklace with a copper bead. She is also described as spirited. Spotted Owl is a fast runner, and she challenges and beats Kaya in a race. Kaya struggles with her feelings toward Spotted Owl until Speaking Rain points out that Kaya and Spotted Owl are very similar in that they are both strong leaders, and they would work better together. After helping to save Elder Woman from the river, the girls become friends.
Squirrel[]
A boy in Kaya's village. He assists Toe-ta with training the horses in The Roar of the Falls: My Journey with Kaya.
Tall Branch[]
Eetsa's sister and Kaya's maternal aunt. In The Ghost Wind Stallion, she moves into Kaya's village in summer 1767 following the death of her husband, bringing along her mare Spotted Star. Tall Branch had married a man from another band of Nimíipuu that, unlike Kaya's group, live year-round by a river instead of moving around. Kaya has never met her because she has lived so far away. Tall Branch is very particular; Eetsa is worried before her sister arrives, because her sister likes tea and salmon prepared a certain way.
Taamamno[]
An elderly woman Kaya meets in Kaya and the Grandmothers. Her name means "hummingbird".
She's addressed as "Older Grandmother".
To Soar Like an Eagle[]
The chief in Kaya's village, known for his bravery in a prairie fire.
Two Crows[]
Tall Branch's relative. She welcomes Kaya and Speaking Rain when they visit Tall Branch's village in The Ghost Wind Stallion.
Whipwoman[]
An elderly woman in Kaya's village who punishes children who have misbehaved.
White Braids[]
An elderly Salish woman who cares for Speaking Rain.
Yellow Flower[]
A young mother in Kaya's village. She has one daughter and gives birth to a son in Kaya and the Flood.
Yellow Sky[]
An elderly woman in Kaya's village renowned for her storytelling abilities.
Young Uncle[]
Two Hawks' maternal uncle.