An independent and intelligent college professor committed to having a child without marriage, maintaining relationships with both Lionel and Charlie to keep her independence.

A retired professor of literature who is distanced from his Indigenous roots and has a dual significance in standing alone: both from his cultural traditions and against a dam construction.

Lionel’s cousin and rival for Alberta’s affection, who works for a law firm representing a dam project and struggles with his cultural identity due to family history.

A group of characters who share names with Western literary figures and are central to connecting various plot lines, challenging cultural stereotypes and simultaneously evading capture.

A trickster figure from Indigenous folklore who blends reality and fantasy within the narrative and functions as a reader proxy, adding complexity to the plot.

The director of a psychiatric institution in Florida, whose obsession with order and patterns contrasts with the chaotic nature of the escaped elders.

A character who navigates the authority of others with subtle resistance, drawing inspiration from a literary figure involved in a revolt.

The owner of a home entertainment store, who employs Lionel and embodies capitalist exploitation through his property investments near a dam project.

The lead engineer of the dam project, who exhibits a courteous demeanor while making statements that reveal underlying racist attitudes.