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!!Cheese

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!!Cheese!!Chester/“Cheese”



* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: Presuming his real name is not "Cheese," he has so far only been called by his nickname.

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* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: Presuming his real name is not "Cheese," he has so far only been called by his nickname. Season 2’s “Stay Gold Cheesy Boy” reveals his first name is Chester.
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* CoolOldGuy: A generally laid-back elderly man who smokes weed and teaches the Dogs how to fight (which is unexpectedly more about philosophy, but he once knocked out 20 people and a cop in two minutes [[spoiler:actually 30 people and ''2'' cops.]] Turns out he had accidentally got high on some meth [[RefugeInAudacity because he thought it was cocaine]].

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* CoolOldGuy: A generally laid-back elderly man who smokes weed and teaches the Dogs how to fight (which fight, which is unexpectedly more about philosophy, but he once knocked out 20 people and a cop in two minutes minutes, [[spoiler:actually 30 people and ''2'' cops.]] Turns out he had accidentally got high on some meth [[RefugeInAudacity because he thought it was cocaine]].

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* OneOfTheBoys: Jackie is the only female member of her gang.

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* OneOfTheBoys: Jackie is the only female member of seeing with the boys in her gang.gang prior to befriending Elora.



* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Jackie is the only female member of her gang.



* FatBastard: White Steve is overweight and the most obnoxious member of the NDN Mafia.
** Subverted in the Season One finale, when he performs a good-natured, self-deprecating freestyle rap that earns him a round of applause from the natives, including the Dogs.

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* FatBastard: White Steve is overweight and the most obnoxious member of the NDN Mafia.
**
Mafia. Subverted though in the Season One finale, when he performs a good-natured, self-deprecating freestyle rap that earns him a round of applause from the natives, including the Dogs.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: According to Elora, Bear's problem is that he can't see outside himself.



* StrongFamilyResemblance: Her uncanny resemblance to her mother is remarked upon multiple times.



* DudeMagnet: She catches the eye of Big, Dr. Kang, and the white doctor she meets at the bar.

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* DudeMagnet: She catches the eye of Big, Dr. Kang, and the white doctor she meets at the bar.bar, and the native doctor at the IHS conference.
* GrassIsGreener: She wishes she were able to take a vacation and live out her dreams rather than be tied to the rez her whole life.



* FoodPorn: His music video "Greasy Frybread" features several shots of the titular food.



[[folder:Mabel]]
!!Mabel

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[[folder:Mabel]]
!!Mabel
[[folder:Mabel Postoak]]
!!Mabel Postoak



Elora's grandmother

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Elora's grandmothergrandmother and guardian.



* ParentalNeglect: After Teenie left and Cookie died, she shut down emotionally and basically ignored Elora.

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* GhostlyDeathReveal: She dies offscreen, acknowledged by her appearance to Elora in spirit form.
* GruesomeGrandparent: Following her daughter's death, kindly Mabel became sour and neglectful to her granddaughter.
* ParentalNeglect: After Guardian neglect, as after Cookie died and Teenie left and Cookie died, left, she shut down emotionally and basically ignored Elora.



A "City Indian" whose mother sent her to the reservation to live with her aunt

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A "City Indian" whose mother sent her to the reservation to live with her auntaunt.



* TheLeader: Jackie, the new girl from the city, serves as the gang's founder and leader.
* OneOfTheBoys: Jackie, the leader of the NDN Mafia, is the only female member of the group.

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* TheLeader: Jackie, the new girl from the city, serves as the gang's NDN Mafia's founder and leader.
* OneOfTheBoys: Jackie, the leader of the NDN Mafia, Jackie is the only female member of the group.her gang.


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* SourOutsideSadInside: Jackie's dourness stems from the loss of her beloved older brother.
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A new gang led by city slicker Jackie that quickly takes issue with the Rez Dogs.

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A new gang led by city slicker Jackie that quickly takes issue with the Rez Dogs.
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* NiceHat: Almost always seen wearing some kind of hat.

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* NiceHat: NeverBareheaded: Almost always seen wearing some kind of hat.
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* NiceHat: Almost always seen wearing some kind of hat.

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-> '''Portrayed by:''' Geraldine Keams


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* AmbiguousDisorder: His mumbly tone, lack of eye contact, tendency to randomly bring up topics without prompting, and his [[CannotTellALie inability to lie]] or keep his mouth shut around Big implies he has some kind of disorder.


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[[/folder]]

[[folder:Fixico]]
!!Old Man Fixico
->'''Portrayed by:''' Richard Ray Whitman

A man who sells traditional Native American remedies outside the IHS clinic
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* SnakeOilSalesman: Downplayed. While it's not confirmed that any of his medicine is ''fake'', he doesn't have anything for something as simple as a stomachache.

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[[AC:Willie Jack's family]]

[[folder:Leon]]
!!Leon
->''"You know, people leave here all the time. They come right back. 'Cause this is where their people are. This is their home."''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JonProudstar
Willie Jack's father who also helped raise her cousin Daniel.

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[[AC:Willie Jack's family]]

[[folder:Leon]]
!!Leon
->''"You know, people leave here all the time. They come right back. 'Cause this is where their people are. This is their home."''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JonProudstar
Willie Jack's father who also helped raise her cousin Daniel.
[[folder:Cookie Postoak]]
!!Cookie Postoak

Elora's mother



* GoodParents: Willie Jack calls her parents this by name when announcing their anniversary to everyone in the church basement.
* HappilyMarried: He and his wife celebrate their anniversary while in a storm shelter, though only their daughter remembers their anniversary date.
* ParentsAsPeople: He apologizes to Willie Jack if he's seemed different to her over the past year since Daniel's death.
* RoguishPoacher: Takes his family hunting on land that his ancestors ''used'' to own, which technically makes them poachers.
* TheCasanova: Formerly, as Big recalls how Leon used to snag around and tepee-creep at the stomp dance.

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* GoodParents: Willie Jack calls her parents this by name when announcing their anniversary to everyone in PosthumousCharacter: Died before the church basement.
* HappilyMarried: He and his wife celebrate their anniversary while in a storm shelter, though only their daughter remembers their anniversary date.
* ParentsAsPeople: He apologizes to Willie Jack if he's seemed different to her over
events of the past year since Daniel's death.
* RoguishPoacher: Takes his family hunting on land that his ancestors ''used'' to own, which technically makes them poachers.
* TheCasanova: Formerly, as Big recalls how Leon used to snag around and tepee-creep at the stomp dance.
story.



[[AC:Daniel's family]]

[[folder:Daniel Sr.]]
!!Daniel Sr.
->'''Portrayed by:''' Michael Spears

Daniel's father and one of Bear's coworkers at the roofing company he works at.

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[[AC:Daniel's family]]

[[folder:Daniel Sr.]]
!!Daniel Sr.
->'''Portrayed by:''' Michael Spears

Daniel's father and one of Bear's coworkers at the roofing company he works at.
[[folder:Mabel]]
!!Mabel

Elora's grandmother



* APlaceHoldsMemories: He explains that the reason for selling the family home was that he couldn't stand living there after Daniel died.
* TheTeetotaler: He quit drinking after his son's death.
* {{Workaholic}}: His coworkers say he used to be one of the worst workers on the crew, but after his son died, he became one of the best.

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* APlaceHoldsMemories: He explains that the reason for selling the family home was that he couldn't stand living there after Daniel died.
* TheTeetotaler: He quit drinking after his son's death.
* {{Workaholic}}: His coworkers say he used to be one of the worst workers on the crew, but after his son
ParentalNeglect: After Teenie left and Cookie died, he became one of the best.she shut down emotionally and basically ignored Elora.



!NDN Mafia

[[folder:Jackie]]
!!Jackie
->'''Portrayed by:''' Elva Guerra

A "City Indian" whose mother sent her to the reservation to live with her aunt

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!NDN Mafia

[[folder:Jackie]]
!!Jackie
[[AC:Willie Jack's family]]

[[folder:Leon]]
!!Leon
->''"You know, people leave here all the time. They come right back. 'Cause this is where their people are. This is their home."''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Elva Guerra

A "City Indian" whose mother sent
Creator/JonProudstar
Willie Jack's father who also helped raise
her to the reservation to live with her auntcousin Daniel.



* ActionGirl: Jackie isn't afraid to get physical, beating up Bear alongside the boys in her gang and kicking a man in the face repeatedly when fearing he was going to kidnap her.
* CityMouse: Jackie hates her "boring" new rural life, not content with simply relaxing and doing nothing like her gang members. She's such a city girl that she's never even made frybread before.
* TheCorrupter: The other gang members are mostly chill guys who want to sit around getting high. She's the one who founded the gang and started the feud with the Rez Dogs.
* TheLeader: Jackie, the new girl from the city, serves as the gang's founder and leader.
* OneOfTheBoys: Jackie, the leader of the NDN Mafia, is the only female member of the group.
* PerpetualFrowner: Jackie rarely smiles, instead usually wearing a sad or sour expression.

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* ActionGirl: Jackie isn't afraid to get physical, beating up Bear alongside the boys in GoodParents: Willie Jack calls her gang and kicking a man parents this by name when announcing their anniversary to everyone in the face repeatedly when fearing he was going church basement.
* HappilyMarried: He and his wife celebrate their anniversary while in a storm shelter, though only their daughter remembers their anniversary date.
* ParentsAsPeople: He apologizes
to kidnap her.
* CityMouse: Jackie hates
Willie Jack if he's seemed different to her "boring" new rural life, not content with simply relaxing and doing nothing like her gang members. She's such a city girl over the past year since Daniel's death.
* RoguishPoacher: Takes his family hunting on land
that she's never even made frybread before.
* TheCorrupter: The other gang members are mostly chill guys who want
his ancestors ''used'' to sit own, which technically makes them poachers.
* TheCasanova: Formerly, as Big recalls how Leon used to snag
around getting high. She's and tepee-creep at the one who founded the gang and started the feud with the Rez Dogs.
* TheLeader: Jackie, the new girl from the city, serves as the gang's founder and leader.
* OneOfTheBoys: Jackie, the leader of the NDN Mafia, is the only female member of the group.
* PerpetualFrowner: Jackie rarely smiles, instead usually wearing a sad or sour expression.
stomp dance.



[[folder:White Steve]]
!!White Steve
->'''Portrayed by:''' Jack Maricle

The only white member of the gang.

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[[folder:White Steve]]
!!White Steve
[[AC:Daniel's family]]

[[folder:Daniel Sr.]]
!!Daniel Sr.
->'''Portrayed by:''' Jack Maricle

The only white member
Michael Spears

Daniel's father and one
of Bear's coworkers at the gang.roofing company he works at.



* FatBastard: White Steve is overweight and the most obnoxious member of the NDN Mafia.
** Subverted in the Season One finale, when he performs a good-natured, self-deprecating freestyle rap that earns him a round of applause from the natives, including the Dogs.
* FriendlyEnemy: White Steve is loyal to the NDN Mafia but still has some positive interactions with the Rez Dogs one-on-one.
* TokenWhite: Of the teenagers in the show, White Steve is the only [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin white one]].

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* FatBastard: White Steve is overweight and APlaceHoldsMemories: He explains that the most obnoxious member reason for selling the family home was that he couldn't stand living there after Daniel died.
* TheTeetotaler: He quit drinking after his son's death.
* {{Workaholic}}: His coworkers say he used to be one
of the NDN Mafia.
** Subverted in
worst workers on the Season One finale, when crew, but after his son died, he performs a good-natured, self-deprecating freestyle rap that earns him a round became one of applause from the natives, including the Dogs.
* FriendlyEnemy: White Steve is loyal to the NDN Mafia but still has some positive interactions with the Rez Dogs one-on-one.
* TokenWhite: Of the teenagers in the show, White Steve is the only [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin white one]].
best.



[[folder:Other]]
!!Bone Thug Dog, Weeze
->''"What's wrong, little Rez Dog? Scared?"''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Jude Barnett, Xavier Bigpond
A new gang led by city slicker Jackie that quickly takes issue with the Rez Dogs.

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[[folder:Other]]
!!Bone Thug Dog, Weeze
->''"What's wrong, little Rez Dog? Scared?"''
!NDN Mafia

[[folder:Jackie]]
!!Jackie
->'''Portrayed by:''' Jude Barnett, Xavier Bigpond
Elva Guerra

A new gang led by city slicker Jackie that quickly takes issue "City Indian" whose mother sent her to the reservation to live with the Rez Dogs.her aunt



* {{Delinquents}}: The NDN Mafia are a gang that terrorizes the Rez Dogs, including beating Bear up.
* WickedCultured: Bone Thug Dog is a skilled painter.

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* {{Delinquents}}: The NDN Mafia are a ActionGirl: Jackie isn't afraid to get physical, beating up Bear alongside the boys in her gang and kicking a man in the face repeatedly when fearing he was going to kidnap her.
* CityMouse: Jackie hates her "boring" new rural life, not content with simply relaxing and doing nothing like her gang members. She's such a city girl
that terrorizes she's never even made frybread before.
* TheCorrupter: The other gang members are mostly chill guys who want to sit around getting high. She's the one who founded the gang and started the feud with
the Rez Dogs, including beating Bear up.
Dogs.
* WickedCultured: Bone Thug Dog TheLeader: Jackie, the new girl from the city, serves as the gang's founder and leader.
* OneOfTheBoys: Jackie, the leader of the NDN Mafia,
is the only female member of the group.
* PerpetualFrowner: Jackie rarely smiles, instead usually wearing
a skilled painter.sad or sour expression.



!Others

[[folder:William Knifeman]]
!!William Knifeman/Spirit
->''"Like I said, I have no answers. Just stoic wisdom. But maybe, just maybe, that's not what the fŐ˝ck I was talking about."''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Dallas Goldtooth
A Lakota warrior who appears to Bear [[spoiler:and later Brownie]] to offer spiritual guidance.

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!Others

[[folder:William Knifeman]]
!!William Knifeman/Spirit
->''"Like I said, I have no answers. Just stoic wisdom. But maybe, just maybe, that's not what the fŐ˝ck I was talking about."''
[[folder:White Steve]]
!!White Steve
->'''Portrayed by:''' Dallas Goldtooth
A Lakota warrior who appears to Bear [[spoiler:and later Brownie]] to offer spiritual guidance.
Jack Maricle

The only white member of the gang.



* BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: This is the outfit he appears to Bear in. He points out that since it's pretty cold in the spirit world, his nipples are always hard.
* SpiritAdvisor: Though he is a spirit guide, the advice he gives isn't wise so much as self-evident.
* TooMuchInformation: How his spirit advice tends to go. One such "motivational" anecdote has him detailing to Bear how he lost a testicle to untreated engorgement.
* UndignifiedDeath: He died after his horse tripped in a gopher hole and fell on him at the Battle of Little Bighorn, before he ever got to fight Custer and his men.

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* BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: This FatBastard: White Steve is overweight and the most obnoxious member of the NDN Mafia.
** Subverted in the Season One finale, when he performs a good-natured, self-deprecating freestyle rap that earns him a round of applause from the natives, including the Dogs.
* FriendlyEnemy: White Steve is loyal to the NDN Mafia but still has some positive interactions with the Rez Dogs one-on-one.
* TokenWhite: Of the teenagers in the show, White Steve
is the outfit he appears to Bear in. He points out that since it's pretty cold in the spirit world, his nipples are always hard.
* SpiritAdvisor: Though he is a spirit guide, the advice he gives isn't wise so much as self-evident.
* TooMuchInformation: How his spirit advice tends to go. One such "motivational" anecdote has him detailing to Bear how he lost a testicle to untreated engorgement.
* UndignifiedDeath: He died after his horse tripped in a gopher hole and fell on him at the Battle of Little Bighorn, before he ever got to fight Custer and his men.
only [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin white one]].



[[folder:Big]]
!!Officer Big
->'''''Deer Lady:''' So, I guess what I am saying is be good. Fight evil. You do that, and you'll never, ever have to see me again.''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ZahnMcClarnon
A nobly-intentioned but bumbling tribal cop.

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[[folder:Big]]
!!Officer Big
->'''''Deer Lady:''' So, I guess what I am saying is be good. Fight evil. You do that, and you'll never, ever have to see me again.''
[[folder:Other]]
!!Bone Thug Dog, Weeze
->''"What's wrong, little Rez Dog? Scared?"''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ZahnMcClarnon
Jude Barnett, Xavier Bigpond
A nobly-intentioned but bumbling tribal cop.new gang led by city slicker Jackie that quickly takes issue with the Rez Dogs.



* ConspiracyTheorist: He buys into JFK/moon landing conspiracies and believes sugar was invented to kill Native Americans.
* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: Is only ever called "Big," which is likely a nickname.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Flashbacks show he was raised by his grandmother until her death.

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* ConspiracyTheorist: He buys into JFK/moon landing conspiracies and believes sugar was invented to kill Native Americans.
{{Delinquents}}: The NDN Mafia are a gang that terrorizes the Rez Dogs, including beating Bear up.
* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: Is only ever called "Big," which WickedCultured: Bone Thug Dog is likely a nickname.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Flashbacks show he was raised by his grandmother until her death.
skilled painter.



[[folder:Mose and Mekko]]
!!Mose and Mekko
->''"I'm Mose, and that's Mekko[=/=]Two little Natives like you start with a sequel"''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Lil Mike and Funny Bone
A pair of rap-spitting brothers who bike through the neighborhood.

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[[folder:Mose and Mekko]]
!!Mose and Mekko
->''"I'm Mose, and
!Others

[[folder:William Knifeman]]
!!William Knifeman/Spirit
->''"Like I said, I have no answers. Just stoic wisdom. But maybe, just maybe,
that's Mekko[=/=]Two little Natives like you start with a sequel"''
not what the fŐ˝ck I was talking about."''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Lil Mike and Funny Bone
Dallas Goldtooth
A pair of rap-spitting brothers Lakota warrior who bike through the neighborhood.appears to Bear [[spoiler:and later Brownie]] to offer spiritual guidance.



* ThoseTwoGuys: They provide commentary on the feud between the Reservation Dogs and the NDN Mafia.

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* ThoseTwoGuys: They provide commentary on BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: This is the feud between outfit he appears to Bear in. He points out that since it's pretty cold in the Reservation Dogs spirit world, his nipples are always hard.
* SpiritAdvisor: Though he is a spirit guide, the advice he gives isn't wise so much as self-evident.
* TooMuchInformation: How his spirit advice tends to go. One such "motivational" anecdote has him detailing to Bear how he lost a testicle to untreated engorgement.
* UndignifiedDeath: He died after his horse tripped in a gopher hole
and fell on him at the NDN Mafia.Battle of Little Bighorn, before he ever got to fight Custer and his men.



[[folder:Kenny Boy]]
!!Kenny Boy
->''"Hoka hay. It's Lakota for "'tis a good day to die.""''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KirkFox
The owner of the local scrapyard whose understanding of native cultures is...misguided.

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[[folder:Kenny Boy]]
!!Kenny Boy
->''"Hoka hay. It's Lakota for "'tis a good day
[[folder:Big]]
!!Officer Big
->'''''Deer Lady:''' So, I guess what I am saying is be good. Fight evil. You do that, and you'll never, ever have
to die.""''
see me again.''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KirkFox
The owner of the local scrapyard whose understanding of native cultures is...misguided.
Creator/ZahnMcClarnon
A nobly-intentioned but bumbling tribal cop.


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* ConspiracyTheorist: He buys into JFK/moon landing conspiracies and believes sugar was invented to kill Native Americans.
* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: Is only ever called "Big," which is likely a nickname.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Flashbacks show he was raised by his grandmother until her death.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mose and Mekko]]
!!Mose and Mekko
->''"I'm Mose, and that's Mekko[=/=]Two little Natives like you start with a sequel"''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Lil Mike and Funny Bone
A pair of rap-spitting brothers who bike through the neighborhood.
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* ThoseTwoGuys: They provide commentary on the feud between the Reservation Dogs and the NDN Mafia.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kenny Boy]]
!!Kenny Boy
->''"Hoka hay. It's Lakota for "'tis a good day to die.""''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KirkFox
The owner of the local scrapyard whose understanding of native cultures is...misguided.
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!Others

[[folder:NDN Mafia]]
!!Jackie, Bone Thug Dog, Weeze, and White Steve
->''"What's wrong, little Rez Dog? Scared?"''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Elva Guerra, Jude Barnett, Xavier Bigpond, and Jack Maricle
A new gang led by city slicker Jackie that quickly takes issue with the Rez Dogs.

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\n!Others\n\n[[folder:NDN Mafia]]\n!!Jackie, Bone Thug Dog, Weeze, and White Steve\n->''"What's wrong, little Rez Dog? Scared?"''\n!NDN Mafia

[[folder:Jackie]]
!!Jackie
->'''Portrayed by:''' Elva Guerra, Jude Barnett, Xavier Bigpond, and Jack Maricle
Guerra

A new gang led by city slicker Jackie that quickly takes issue "City Indian" whose mother sent her to the reservation to live with the Rez Dogs.her aunt



* {{Delinquents}}: The NDN Mafia are a gang that terrorizes the Rez Dogs, including beating Bear up.
* FatBastard: White Steve is overweight and the most obnoxious member of the NDN Mafia.
** Subverted in the Season One finale, when he performs a good-natured, self-deprecating freestyle rap that earns him a round of applause from the natives, including the Dogs.
* FriendlyEnemy: White Steve is loyal to the NDN Mafia but still has some positive interactions with the Rez Dogs one-on-one.

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* {{Delinquents}}: TheCorrupter: The NDN Mafia are a other gang that terrorizes members are mostly chill guys who want to sit around getting high. She's the Rez Dogs, including beating Bear up.
* FatBastard: White Steve is overweight
one who founded the gang and started the most obnoxious member of the NDN Mafia.
** Subverted in the Season One finale, when he performs a good-natured, self-deprecating freestyle rap that earns him a round of applause from the natives, including the Dogs.
* FriendlyEnemy: White Steve is loyal to the NDN Mafia but still has some positive interactions
feud with the Rez Dogs one-on-one.Dogs.



* TokenWhite: Of the teenagers in the show, White Steve is the only [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin white one]].
* WickedCultured: Bone Thug Dog is a skilled painter.



[[folder:William Knifeman]]
!!William Knifeman/Spirit
->''"Like I said, I have no answers. Just stoic wisdom. But maybe, just maybe, that's not what the fŐ˝ck I was talking about."''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Dallas Goldtooth
A Lakota warrior who appears to Bear [[spoiler:and later Brownie]] to offer spiritual guidance.

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[[folder:William Knifeman]]
!!William Knifeman/Spirit
->''"Like I said, I have no answers. Just stoic wisdom. But maybe, just maybe, that's not what the fŐ˝ck I was talking about."''
[[folder:White Steve]]
!!White Steve
->'''Portrayed by:''' Dallas Goldtooth
A Lakota warrior who appears to Bear [[spoiler:and later Brownie]] to offer spiritual guidance.
Jack Maricle

The only white member of the gang.



* BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: This is the outfit he appears to Bear in. He points out that since it's pretty cold in the spirit world, his nipples are always hard.
* SpiritAdvisor: Though he is a spirit guide, the advice he gives isn't wise so much as self-evident.
* TooMuchInformation: How his spirit advice tends to go. One such "motivational" anecdote has him detailing to Bear how he lost a testicle to untreated engorgement.
* UndignifiedDeath: He died after his horse tripped in a gopher hole and fell on him at the Battle of Little Bighorn, before he ever got to fight Custer and his men.

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* BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: This FatBastard: White Steve is overweight and the most obnoxious member of the NDN Mafia.
** Subverted in the Season One finale, when he performs a good-natured, self-deprecating freestyle rap that earns him a round of applause from the natives, including the Dogs.
* FriendlyEnemy: White Steve is loyal to the NDN Mafia but still has some positive interactions with the Rez Dogs one-on-one.
* TokenWhite: Of the teenagers in the show, White Steve
is the outfit he appears to Bear in. He points out that since it's pretty cold in the spirit world, his nipples are always hard.
* SpiritAdvisor: Though he is a spirit guide, the advice he gives isn't wise so much as self-evident.
* TooMuchInformation: How his spirit advice tends to go. One such "motivational" anecdote has him detailing to Bear how he lost a testicle to untreated engorgement.
* UndignifiedDeath: He died after his horse tripped in a gopher hole and fell on him at the Battle of Little Bighorn, before he ever got to fight Custer and his men.
only [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin white one]].



[[folder:Big]]
!!Officer Big
->'''''Deer Lady:''' So, I guess what I am saying is be good. Fight evil. You do that, and you'll never, ever have to see me again.''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ZahnMcClarnon
A nobly-intentioned but bumbling tribal cop.

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[[folder:Big]]
!!Officer Big
->'''''Deer Lady:''' So, I guess what I am saying is be good. Fight evil. You do that, and you'll never, ever have to see me again.''
[[folder:Other]]
!!Bone Thug Dog, Weeze
->''"What's wrong, little Rez Dog? Scared?"''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ZahnMcClarnon
Jude Barnett, Xavier Bigpond
A nobly-intentioned but bumbling tribal cop.new gang led by city slicker Jackie that quickly takes issue with the Rez Dogs.



* ConspiracyTheorist: He buys into JFK/moon landing conspiracies and believes sugar was invented to kill Native Americans.
* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: Is only ever called "Big," which is likely a nickname.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Flashbacks show he was raised by his grandmother until her death.

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* ConspiracyTheorist: He buys into JFK/moon landing conspiracies and believes sugar was invented to kill Native Americans.
{{Delinquents}}: The NDN Mafia are a gang that terrorizes the Rez Dogs, including beating Bear up.
* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: Is only ever called "Big," which WickedCultured: Bone Thug Dog is likely a nickname.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Flashbacks show he was raised by his grandmother until her death.
skilled painter.



[[folder:Mose and Mekko]]
!!Mose and Mekko
->''"I'm Mose, and that's Mekko[=/=]Two little Natives like you start with a sequel"''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Lil Mike and Funny Bone
A pair of rap-spitting brothers who bike through the neighborhood.

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[[folder:Mose and Mekko]]
!!Mose and Mekko
->''"I'm Mose, and
!Others

[[folder:William Knifeman]]
!!William Knifeman/Spirit
->''"Like I said, I have no answers. Just stoic wisdom. But maybe, just maybe,
that's Mekko[=/=]Two little Natives like you start with a sequel"''
not what the fŐ˝ck I was talking about."''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Lil Mike and Funny Bone
Dallas Goldtooth
A pair of rap-spitting brothers Lakota warrior who bike through the neighborhood.appears to Bear [[spoiler:and later Brownie]] to offer spiritual guidance.



* ThoseTwoGuys: They provide commentary on the feud between the Reservation Dogs and the NDN Mafia.

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* ThoseTwoGuys: They provide commentary on BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: This is the feud between outfit he appears to Bear in. He points out that since it's pretty cold in the Reservation Dogs spirit world, his nipples are always hard.
* SpiritAdvisor: Though he is a spirit guide, the advice he gives isn't wise so much as self-evident.
* TooMuchInformation: How his spirit advice tends to go. One such "motivational" anecdote has him detailing to Bear how he lost a testicle to untreated engorgement.
* UndignifiedDeath: He died after his horse tripped in a gopher hole
and fell on him at the NDN Mafia.Battle of Little Bighorn, before he ever got to fight Custer and his men.



[[folder:Kenny Boy]]
!!Kenny Boy
->''"Hoka hay. It's Lakota for "'tis a good day to die.""''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KirkFox
The owner of the local scrapyard whose understanding of native cultures is...misguided.

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[[folder:Kenny Boy]]
!!Kenny Boy
->''"Hoka hay. It's Lakota for "'tis a good day
[[folder:Big]]
!!Officer Big
->'''''Deer Lady:''' So, I guess what I am saying is be good. Fight evil. You do that, and you'll never, ever have
to die.""''
see me again.''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KirkFox
The owner of the local scrapyard whose understanding of native cultures is...misguided.
Creator/ZahnMcClarnon
A nobly-intentioned but bumbling tribal cop.


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* ConspiracyTheorist: He buys into JFK/moon landing conspiracies and believes sugar was invented to kill Native Americans.
* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: Is only ever called "Big," which is likely a nickname.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Flashbacks show he was raised by his grandmother until her death.
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[[folder:Mose and Mekko]]
!!Mose and Mekko
->''"I'm Mose, and that's Mekko[=/=]Two little Natives like you start with a sequel"''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Lil Mike and Funny Bone
A pair of rap-spitting brothers who bike through the neighborhood.
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* ThoseTwoGuys: They provide commentary on the feud between the Reservation Dogs and the NDN Mafia.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kenny Boy]]
!!Kenny Boy
->''"Hoka hay. It's Lakota for "'tis a good day to die.""''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KirkFox
The owner of the local scrapyard whose understanding of native cultures is...misguided.
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* FriendlyEnemy: White Steve is loyal to the NDN Mafia but still has some positive interactions with the Rez Dogs one-on-one.


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* WickedCultured: Bone Thug Dog is a skilled painter.
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* BraidsOfAction: She's more than willing to scrap with the NDN Mafia, enjoys hunting, and generally wears her hair in two long braids.



!Reservation Dogs families

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!Reservation Dogs families
Family Members



[[folder:Other]]
* Cookie Postoak: Elora's mother, [[PosthumousCharacter who died before the events of the series]].
* Mabel: Elora's grandmother, who dies during Season 2.
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* {{Workaholic}}: His coworkers say he used to be one of the worst workers on the crew. But after his son died, he became one of the best.

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* APlaceHoldsMemories: He explains that the reason for selling the family home was that he couldn't stand living there after Daniel died.
* TheTeetotaler: He quit drinking after his son's death.
* {{Workaholic}}: His coworkers say he used to be one of the worst workers on the crew. But crew, but after his son died, he became one of the best.
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[[folder:Daniel Sr.]]
!!Daniel Sr.
->'''Portrayed by:''' Michael Spears

Daniel's father and one of Bear's coworkers at the roofing company he works at.
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* {{Workaholic}}: His coworkers say he used to be one of the worst workers on the crew. But after his son died, he became one of the best.
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!!Bear's family

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!!Bear's family[[AC:Bear's family]]



!!Elora's family

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!!Elora's family[[AC:Elora's family]]



!!Willie Jack's family

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!!Willie [[folder: Other]]
* Cookie Postoak: Elora's mother, [[PosthumousCharacter who died before the events of the series]].
* Mabel: Elora's grandmother, who dies during Season 2.
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!Others

[[folder:NDN Mafia]]
!!Jackie, Bone Thug Dog, Weeze, and White Steve
->''"What's wrong, little Rez Dog? Scared?"''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Elva Guerra, Jude Barnett, Xavier Bigpond, and Jack Maricle
A new gang led by city slicker Jackie that quickly takes issue with the Rez Dogs.

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!Others

[[folder:NDN Mafia]]
!!Jackie, Bone Thug Dog, Weeze, and White Steve
->''"What's wrong, little Rez Dog? Scared?"''
!Reservation Dogs families

!!Bear's family
[[folder:Rita Smallhill]]
!!Rita Smallhill
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4f86156f_d3f6_457f_a9f1_d584fd3b49d5.jpeg]]
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->''"Don't you think it's time we find you, like, a lawyer dad or a doctor dad?"''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Elva Guerra, Jude Barnett, Xavier Bigpond, Creator/SarahPodemski
Bear's single mother who works at the clinic
and Jack Maricle
A new gang led by city slicker Jackie that quickly takes issue with the Rez Dogs.
hopes to find a wealthy husband.



* ActionGirl: Jackie isn't afraid to get physical, beating up Bear alongside the boys in her gang and kicking a man in the face repeatedly when fearing he was going to kidnap her.
* CityMouse: Jackie hates her "boring" new rural life, not content with simply relaxing and doing nothing like her gang members. She's such a city girl that she's never even made frybread before.
* {{Delinquents}}: The NDN Mafia are a gang that terrorizes the Rez Dogs, including beating Bear up.
* FatBastard: White Steve is overweight and the most obnoxious member of the NDN Mafia.
** Subverted in the Season One finale, when he performs a good-natured, self-deprecating freestyle rap that earns him a round of applause from the natives, including the Dogs.
* TheLeader: Jackie, the new girl from the city, serves as the gang's founder and leader.
* OneOfTheBoys: Jackie, the leader of the NDN Mafia, is the only female member of the group.
* PerpetualFrowner: Jackie rarely smiles, instead usually wearing a sad or sour expression.
* TokenWhite: Of the teenagers in the show, White Steve is the only [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin white one]].

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* ActionGirl: Jackie isn't afraid to get physical, beating up Bear alongside DudeMagnet: She catches the boys in her gang and kicking a man in the face repeatedly when fearing he was going to kidnap her.
* CityMouse: Jackie hates her "boring" new rural life, not content with simply relaxing and doing nothing like her gang members. She's such a city girl that she's never even made frybread before.
* {{Delinquents}}: The NDN Mafia are a gang that terrorizes the Rez Dogs, including beating Bear up.
* FatBastard: White Steve is overweight
eye of Big, Dr. Kang, and the most obnoxious member of the NDN Mafia.
** Subverted in the Season One finale, when he performs a good-natured, self-deprecating freestyle rap that earns him a round of applause from the natives, including the Dogs.
* TheLeader: Jackie, the new girl from the city, serves as the gang's founder and leader.
* OneOfTheBoys: Jackie, the leader of the NDN Mafia, is the only female member of the group.
* PerpetualFrowner: Jackie rarely smiles, instead usually wearing a sad or sour expression.
* TokenWhite: Of the teenagers in the show, White Steve is the only [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin
white one]].doctor she meets at the bar.
* StrugglingSingleMother: While she works and owns a house, she dreams of finding a wealthy stepfather for her son to counteract his deadbeat rapper father.
* TeenPregnancy: Her teenage son Bear has reached the same age she was when she had him. She doesn't want him to become a teen parent like her.



[[folder:Rita Smallhill]]
!!Rita Smallhill
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->''"Don't you think it's time we find you, like, a lawyer dad or a doctor dad?"''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/SarahPodemski
Bear's single mother who works at the clinic and hopes to find a wealthy husband.

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[[folder:Rita Smallhill]]
!!Rita Smallhill
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4f86156f_d3f6_457f_a9f1_d584fd3b49d5.jpeg]]
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->''"Don't you think it's time we find you, like, a lawyer dad or a doctor dad?"''
[[folder:Punkin Lusty]]
!!Punkin Lusty
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/SarahPodemski
Sten Joddi
A rapper and
Bear's single mother who works at the clinic and hopes to find a wealthy husband.father.



* DudeMagnet: She catches the eye of Big, Dr. Kang, and the white doctor she meets at the bar.
* StrugglingSingleMother: While she works and owns a house, she dreams of finding a wealthy stepfather for her son to counteract his deadbeat rapper father.
* TeenPregnancy: Her teenage son Bear has reached the same age she was when she had him. She doesn't want him to become a teen parent like her.

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* DudeMagnet: She catches FoodPorn: His music video "Greasy Frybread" features several shots of the eye of Big, Dr. Kang, titular food.
* GlorifiedSpermDonor: He had barely any relationship with Bear
and can't even remember how old he is. His phone lists Rita as "Babymama #2"
* AHeroToHisHometown: He has a lot of fans on
the white doctor she meets at reservation though he seems to be only moderately successful.
* NoHeroToHisValet: He has a lot of fans on
the bar.
* StrugglingSingleMother: While she works
reservation, but Rita just sees him as a loser and owns a house, she dreams of finding a wealthy stepfather for her son to counteract his deadbeat rapper father.
dad.
* TeenPregnancy: Her teenage son ParentalNeglect: He's supposed to return to the reservation for a show but blows it off after Bear has reached spent lots of the same age she was when she had him. She doesn't want him to become a teen parent like her.Dogs' California money on clothes and gifts.



!!Elora's family



[[folder:William Knifeman]]
!!William Knifeman/Spirit
->''"Like I said, I have no answers. Just stoic wisdom. But maybe, just maybe, that's not what the fŐ˝ck I was talking about."''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Dallas Goldtooth
A Lakota warrior who appears to Bear [[spoiler:and later Brownie]] to offer spiritual guidance.

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[[folder:William Knifeman]]
!!William Knifeman/Spirit
->''"Like I said, I have no answers. Just stoic wisdom. But maybe, just maybe, that's not what the fŐ˝ck I was talking about."''
->'''Portrayed
[[folder:Teenie Postoak]]
!!Teenie Postoak
-> '''Portrayed
by:''' Dallas Goldtooth
A Lakota warrior
Tamara Podemski
Elora's aunt
who appears to Bear [[spoiler:and later Brownie]] to offer spiritual guidance.moved away when Cookie died.



* BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: This is the outfit he appears to Bear in. He points out that since it's pretty cold in the spirit world, his nipples are always hard.
* SpiritAdvisor: Though he is a spirit guide, the advice he gives isn't wise so much as self-evident.
* TooMuchInformation: How his spirit advice tends to go. One such "motivational" anecdote has him detailing to Bear how he lost a testicle to untreated engorgement.
* UndignifiedDeath: He died after his horse tripped in a gopher hole and fell on him at the Battle of Little Bighorn, before he ever got to fight Custer and his men.

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* BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: This is GrassIsGreener: She wishes she were raising a family on the outfit he appears to Bear in. He points out that since it's pretty cold in the spirit world, his nipples are always hard.
* SpiritAdvisor: Though he is a spirit guide, the advice he gives isn't wise so much as self-evident.
* TooMuchInformation: How his spirit advice tends to go. One such "motivational" anecdote has him detailing to Bear how he lost a testicle to untreated engorgement.
* UndignifiedDeath: He died after his horse tripped in a gopher hole and fell on him at the Battle of Little Bighorn, before he ever got to fight Custer and his men.
rez, envying her childhood friends.



[[folder:Big]]
!!Officer Big
->'''''Deer Lady:''' So, I guess what I am saying is be good. Fight evil. You do that, and you'll never, ever have to see me again.''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ZahnMcClarnon
A nobly-intentioned but bumbling tribal cop.

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[[folder:Big]]
!!Officer Big
->'''''Deer Lady:''' So, I guess what I am saying
!!Willie Jack's family

[[folder:Leon]]
!!Leon
->''"You know, people leave here all the time. They come right back. 'Cause this
is be good. Fight evil. You do that, and you'll never, ever have to see me again.''
where their people are. This is their home."''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ZahnMcClarnon
A nobly-intentioned but bumbling tribal cop.
Creator/JonProudstar
Willie Jack's father who also helped raise her cousin Daniel.



* ConspiracyTheorist: He buys into JFK/moon landing conspiracies and believes sugar was invented to kill Native Americans.
* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: Is only ever called "Big," which is likely a nickname.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Flashbacks show he was raised by his grandmother until her death.

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* ConspiracyTheorist: GoodParents: Willie Jack calls her parents this by name when announcing their anniversary to everyone in the church basement.
* HappilyMarried:
He buys into JFK/moon landing conspiracies and believes sugar was invented to kill Native Americans.
* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: Is
his wife celebrate their anniversary while in a storm shelter, though only ever called "Big," their daughter remembers their anniversary date.
* ParentsAsPeople: He apologizes to Willie Jack if he's seemed different to her over the past year since Daniel's death.
* RoguishPoacher: Takes his family hunting on land that his ancestors ''used'' to own,
which is likely a nickname.
technically makes them poachers.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Flashbacks show he was raised by his grandmother until her death.TheCasanova: Formerly, as Big recalls how Leon used to snag around and tepee-creep at the stomp dance.



[[folder:Mose and Mekko]]
!!Mose and Mekko
->''"I'm Mose, and that's Mekko[=/=]Two little Natives like you start with a sequel"''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Lil Mike and Funny Bone
A pair of rap-spitting brothers who bike through the neighborhood.

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[[folder:Mose !Others

[[folder:NDN Mafia]]
!!Jackie, Bone Thug Dog, Weeze,
and Mekko]]
!!Mose and Mekko
->''"I'm Mose, and that's Mekko[=/=]Two
White Steve
->''"What's wrong,
little Natives like you start with a sequel"''
Rez Dog? Scared?"''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Lil Mike Elva Guerra, Jude Barnett, Xavier Bigpond, and Funny Bone
Jack Maricle
A pair of rap-spitting brothers who bike through new gang led by city slicker Jackie that quickly takes issue with the neighborhood.Rez Dogs.



* ThoseTwoGuys: They provide commentary on the feud between the Reservation Dogs and the NDN Mafia.

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* ThoseTwoGuys: They provide commentary on ActionGirl: Jackie isn't afraid to get physical, beating up Bear alongside the feud between boys in her gang and kicking a man in the Reservation Dogs face repeatedly when fearing he was going to kidnap her.
* CityMouse: Jackie hates her "boring" new rural life, not content with simply relaxing and doing nothing like her gang members. She's such a city girl that she's never even made frybread before.
* {{Delinquents}}: The NDN Mafia are a gang that terrorizes the Rez Dogs, including beating Bear up.
* FatBastard: White Steve is overweight
and the most obnoxious member of the NDN Mafia.Mafia.
** Subverted in the Season One finale, when he performs a good-natured, self-deprecating freestyle rap that earns him a round of applause from the natives, including the Dogs.
* TheLeader: Jackie, the new girl from the city, serves as the gang's founder and leader.
* OneOfTheBoys: Jackie, the leader of the NDN Mafia, is the only female member of the group.
* PerpetualFrowner: Jackie rarely smiles, instead usually wearing a sad or sour expression.
* TokenWhite: Of the teenagers in the show, White Steve is the only [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin white one]].



[[folder:Leon]]
!!Leon
->''"You know, people leave here all the time. They come right back. 'Cause this is where their people are. This is their home."''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JonProudstar
Willie Jack's father who also helped raise her cousin Daniel.

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[[folder:Leon]]
!!Leon
->''"You know, people leave here all
[[folder:William Knifeman]]
!!William Knifeman/Spirit
->''"Like I said, I have no answers. Just stoic wisdom. But maybe, just maybe, that's not what
the time. They come right back. 'Cause this is where their people are. This is their home.fŐ˝ck I was talking about."''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JonProudstar
Willie Jack's father
Dallas Goldtooth
A Lakota warrior
who also helped raise her cousin Daniel.appears to Bear [[spoiler:and later Brownie]] to offer spiritual guidance.



* GoodParents: Willie Jack calls her parents this by name when announcing their anniversary to everyone in the church basement.
* HappilyMarried: He and his wife celebrate their anniversary while in a storm shelter, though only their daughter remembers their anniversary date.
* ParentsAsPeople: He apologizes to Willie Jack if he's seemed different to her over the past year since Daniel's death.
* RoguishPoacher: Takes his family hunting on land that his ancestors ''used'' to own, which technically makes them poachers.
* TheCasanova: Formerly, as Big recalls how Leon used to snag around and tepee-creep at the stomp dance.

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* GoodParents: Willie Jack calls her parents this by name when announcing their anniversary BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: This is the outfit he appears to everyone Bear in. He points out that since it's pretty cold in the church basement.
spirit world, his nipples are always hard.
* HappilyMarried: SpiritAdvisor: Though he is a spirit guide, the advice he gives isn't wise so much as self-evident.
* TooMuchInformation: How his spirit advice tends to go. One such "motivational" anecdote has him detailing to Bear how he lost a testicle to untreated engorgement.
* UndignifiedDeath:
He died after his horse tripped in a gopher hole and fell on him at the Battle of Little Bighorn, before he ever got to fight Custer and his wife celebrate their anniversary while in a storm shelter, though only their daughter remembers their anniversary date.
* ParentsAsPeople: He apologizes to Willie Jack if he's seemed different to her over the past year since Daniel's death.
* RoguishPoacher: Takes his family hunting on land that his ancestors ''used'' to own, which technically makes them poachers.
* TheCasanova: Formerly, as Big recalls how Leon used to snag around and tepee-creep at the stomp dance.
men.



[[folder:Kenny Boy]]
!!Kenny Boy
->''"Hoka hay. It's Lakota for "'tis a good day to die.""''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KirkFox
The owner of the local scrapyard whose understanding of native cultures is...misguided.

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[[folder:Kenny Boy]]
!!Kenny Boy
->''"Hoka hay. It's Lakota for "'tis a good day
[[folder:Big]]
!!Officer Big
->'''''Deer Lady:''' So, I guess what I am saying is be good. Fight evil. You do that, and you'll never, ever have
to die.""''
see me again.''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KirkFox
The owner of the local scrapyard whose understanding of native cultures is...misguided.
Creator/ZahnMcClarnon
A nobly-intentioned but bumbling tribal cop.



* InnocentBigot: Claiming to love native culture, he keeps making reference to various native peoples that the residents of this reservation clearly are not a part of.

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* InnocentBigot: Claiming ConspiracyTheorist: He buys into JFK/moon landing conspiracies and believes sugar was invented to love native culture, kill Native Americans.
* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: Is only ever called "Big," which is likely a nickname.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Flashbacks show
he keeps making reference to various native peoples that the residents of this reservation clearly are not a part of.was raised by his grandmother until her death.



[[folder:Punkin Lusty]]
!!Punkin Lusty
->'''Portrayed by:''' Sten Joddi
A rapper and Bear's father.

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[[folder:Punkin Lusty]]
!!Punkin Lusty
[[folder:Mose and Mekko]]
!!Mose and Mekko
->''"I'm Mose, and that's Mekko[=/=]Two little Natives like you start with a sequel"''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Sten Joddi
A rapper
Lil Mike and Bear's father.Funny Bone
A pair of rap-spitting brothers who bike through the neighborhood.



* FoodPorn: His music video "Greasy Frybread" features several shots of the titular food.
* GlorifiedSpermDonor: He had barely any relationship with Bear and can't even remember how old he is. His phone lists Rita as "Babymama #2"
* AHeroToHisHometown: He has a lot of fans on the reservation though he seems to be only moderately successful.
* NoHeroToHisValet: He has a lot of fans on the reservation, but Rita just sees him as a loser and deadbeat dad.
* ParentalNeglect: He's supposed to return to the reservation for a show but blows it off after Bear spent lots of the Dogs' California money on clothes and gifts.

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* FoodPorn: His music video "Greasy Frybread" features several shots of the titular food.
* GlorifiedSpermDonor: He had barely any relationship with Bear and can't even remember how old he is. His phone lists Rita as "Babymama #2"
* AHeroToHisHometown: He has a lot of fans
ThoseTwoGuys: They provide commentary on the reservation though he seems to be only moderately successful.
* NoHeroToHisValet: He has a lot of fans on
feud between the reservation, but Rita just sees him as a loser Reservation Dogs and deadbeat dad.
* ParentalNeglect: He's supposed to return to
the reservation for a show but blows it off after Bear spent lots of the Dogs' California money on clothes and gifts.NDN Mafia.



[[folder:Teenie Postoak]]
!!Teenie Postoak
-> '''Portrayed by:''' Tamara Podemski
Elora's aunt who moved away when Cookie died.

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[[folder:Teenie Postoak]]
!!Teenie Postoak
-> '''Portrayed
[[folder:Kenny Boy]]
!!Kenny Boy
->''"Hoka hay. It's Lakota for "'tis a good day to die.""''
->'''Portrayed
by:''' Tamara Podemski
Elora's aunt who moved away when Cookie died.
Creator/KirkFox
The owner of the local scrapyard whose understanding of native cultures is...misguided.



* GrassIsGreener: She wishes she were raising a family on the rez, envying her childhood friends.

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* GrassIsGreener: She wishes she were raising a family on InnocentBigot: Claiming to love native culture, he keeps making reference to various native peoples that the rez, envying her childhood friends.residents of this reservation clearly are not a part of.
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* CatchPhrase: Frequently introduces himself with his name and "My pronouns are he, him, his."


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* CityMouse: Jackie hates her "boring" new rural life, not content with simply relaxing and doing nothing like her gang members.

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* CityMouse: Jackie hates her "boring" new rural life, not content with simply relaxing and doing nothing like her gang members. She's such a city girl that she's never even made frybread before.
* {{Delinquents}}: The NDN Mafia are a gang that terrorizes the Rez Dogs, including beating Bear up.



[[folder:Big]]
!!Officer Big
->'''''Deer Lady:''' So, I guess what I am saying is be good. Fight evil. You do that, and you'll never, ever have to see me again.''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ZahnMcClarnon
A nobly-intentioned but bumbling tribal cop.

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[[folder:Big]]
!!Officer Big
->'''''Deer Lady:''' So, I guess what I am saying is be good. Fight evil. You do that, and you'll never, ever have to see me again.''
[[folder:Rita Smallhill]]
!!Rita Smallhill
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[[caption-width-right:350:]]
->''"Don't you think it's time we find you, like, a lawyer dad or a doctor dad?"''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ZahnMcClarnon
A nobly-intentioned but bumbling tribal cop.
Creator/SarahPodemski
Bear's single mother who works at the clinic and hopes to find a wealthy husband.



* ConspiracyTheorist: He buys into JFK/moon landing conspiracies and believes sugar was invented to kill Native Americans.
* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: Is only ever called "Big," which is likely a nickname.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Flashbacks show he was raised by his grandmother until her death.

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* ConspiracyTheorist: He buys into JFK/moon landing conspiracies DudeMagnet: She catches the eye of Big, Dr. Kang, and believes sugar the white doctor she meets at the bar.
* StrugglingSingleMother: While she works and owns a house, she dreams of finding a wealthy stepfather for her son to counteract his deadbeat rapper father.
* TeenPregnancy: Her teenage son Bear has reached the same age she
was invented when she had him. She doesn't want him to kill Native Americans.
* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: Is only ever called "Big," which is likely
become a nickname.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Flashbacks show he was raised by his grandmother until her death.
teen parent like her.



[[folder:Mose and Mekko]]
!!Mose and Mekko
->''"I'm Mose, and that's Mekko[=/=]Two little Natives like you start with a sequel"''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Lil Mike and Funny Bone
A pair of rap-spitting brothers who bike through the neighborhood.

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[[folder:Mose and Mekko]]
!!Mose and Mekko
->''"I'm Mose, and that's Mekko[=/=]Two little Natives like
[[folder:Uncle Brownie]]
!!Uncle Brownie
->''"You know that bad luck medicine can turn back on
you start tenfold. Don't mess with a sequel"''
bad medicine."''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Lil Mike and Funny Bone
A pair of rap-spitting brothers
Creator/GaryFarmer
Elora's stoner uncle/cousin
who bike through the neighborhood.grew up with her mother.



* ThoseTwoGuys: They provide commentary on the feud between the Reservation Dogs and the NDN Mafia.

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* ThoseTwoGuys: They provide commentary on AmbiguousCriminalHistory: When Big pulls him over for stealing a lawnmower, he says Brownie has additional warrants. What the feud between warrants are for is not elaborated upon.
* CassandraTruth: Says he can get a tornado to change course with just an axe and some tobacco. Nobody takes him seriously, only for William Knifeman to confirm
the Reservation prayer was received after the tornado abruptly reroutes. He also tells Mose and Mekko that he could deflate their tires with just a whistle, which also succeeds.
* CoolOldGuy: A generally laid-back elderly man who smokes weed and teaches the
Dogs how to fight (which is unexpectedly more about philosophy, but he once knocked out 20 people and a cop in two minutes [[spoiler:actually 30 people and ''2'' cops.]] Turns out he had accidentally got high on some meth [[RefugeInAudacity because he thought it was cocaine]].
* CopHater: He calls Big a "traitor, po-po blackheart" for becoming a tribal cop.
* TheHermit: Did his best to ward people off his secluded property before
the NDN Mafia.Rez Dogs convinced him to rejoin the community.
* MagicalNativeAmerican: Or at least, he has strong medicine. His prayer to reroute the tornado succeeds, almost costing him his life in the process.
* MemeticBadass: In-universe. The Rez Dogs heard that he knocked out ten people in two minutes. He tells them that it was actually 20 people and a cop in one night. The bartender corrects them all, as it was actually [[spoiler:30 people and ''2'' cops.]]
* MySisterIsOffLimits: Would fight with his friend Rodney for dating Cookie.
* TheStoner: He quickly discovers that weed is a lot stronger than it used to be when he tries some at the dispensary.



[[folder:Rita Smallhill]]
!!Rita Smallhill

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->''"Don't you think it's time we find you, like, a lawyer dad or a doctor dad?"''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/SarahPodemski
Bear's single mother who works at the clinic and hopes to find a wealthy husband.

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!!Rita Smallhill

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->''"Don't you think it's time we find you, like, a lawyer dad or a doctor dad?"''
[[folder:William Knifeman]]
!!William Knifeman/Spirit
->''"Like I said, I have no answers. Just stoic wisdom. But maybe, just maybe, that's not what the fŐ˝ck I was talking about."''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/SarahPodemski
Bear's single mother
Dallas Goldtooth
A Lakota warrior
who works at the clinic and hopes appears to find a wealthy husband.Bear [[spoiler:and later Brownie]] to offer spiritual guidance.



* DudeMagnet: She catches the eye of Big, Dr. Kang, and the white doctor she meets at the bar.
* StrugglingSingleMother: While she works and owns a house, she dreams of finding a wealthy stepfather for her son to counteract his deadbeat rapper father.

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* DudeMagnet: She catches BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: This is the eye of Big, Dr. Kang, outfit he appears to Bear in. He points out that since it's pretty cold in the spirit world, his nipples are always hard.
* SpiritAdvisor: Though he is a spirit guide, the advice he gives isn't wise so much as self-evident.
* TooMuchInformation: How his spirit advice tends to go. One such "motivational" anecdote has him detailing to Bear how he lost a testicle to untreated engorgement.
* UndignifiedDeath: He died after his horse tripped in a gopher hole
and the white doctor she meets fell on him at the bar.
* StrugglingSingleMother: While she works
Battle of Little Bighorn, before he ever got to fight Custer and owns a house, she dreams of finding a wealthy stepfather for her son to counteract his deadbeat rapper father.men.



[[folder:Uncle Brownie]]
!!Uncle Brownie
->''"You know that bad luck medicine can turn back on you tenfold. Don't mess with bad medicine."''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/GaryFarmer
Elora's stoner uncle/cousin who grew up with her mother.

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[[folder:Uncle Brownie]]
!!Uncle Brownie
->''"You know that bad luck medicine can turn back on you tenfold. Don't mess with bad medicine."''
[[folder:Big]]
!!Officer Big
->'''''Deer Lady:''' So, I guess what I am saying is be good. Fight evil. You do that, and you'll never, ever have to see me again.''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/GaryFarmer
Elora's stoner uncle/cousin who grew up with her mother.
Creator/ZahnMcClarnon
A nobly-intentioned but bumbling tribal cop.



* AmbiguousCriminalHistory: When Big pulls him over for stealing a lawnmower, he says Brownie has additional warrants. What the warrants are for is not elaborated upon.
* CassandraTruth: Says he can get a tornado to change course with just an axe and some tobacco. Nobody takes him seriously, only for William Knifeman to confirm the prayer was received after the tornado abruptly reroutes. He also tells Mose and Mekko that he could deflate their tires with just a whistle, which also succeeds.
* CoolOldGuy: A generally laid-back elderly man who smokes weed and teaches the Dogs how to fight (which is unexpectedly more about philosophy, but he once knocked out 20 people and a cop in two minutes [[spoiler:actually 30 people and ''2'' cops.]] Turns out he had accidentally got high on some meth [[RefugeInAudacity because he thought it was cocaine]].
* CopHater: He calls Big a "traitor, po-po blackheart" for becoming a tribal cop.
* TheHermit: Did his best to ward people off his secluded property before the Rez Dogs convinced him to rejoin the community.
* MagicalNativeAmerican: Or at least, he has strong medicine. His prayer to reroute the tornado succeeds, almost costing him his life in the process.
* MemeticBadass: In-universe. The Rez Dogs heard that he knocked out ten people in two minutes. He tells them that it was actually 20 people and a cop in one night. The bartender corrects them all, as it was actually [[spoiler:30 people and ''2'' cops.]]
* MySisterIsOffLimits: Would fight with his friend Rodney for dating Cookie.
* TheStoner: He quickly discovers that weed is a lot stronger than it used to be when he tries some at the dispensary.

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* AmbiguousCriminalHistory: When Big pulls him over for stealing a lawnmower, he says Brownie has additional warrants. What the warrants are for is not elaborated upon.
* CassandraTruth: Says he can get a tornado to change course with just an axe
ConspiracyTheorist: He buys into JFK/moon landing conspiracies and some tobacco. Nobody takes him seriously, believes sugar was invented to kill Native Americans.
* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: Is
only for William Knifeman to confirm the prayer was received after the tornado abruptly reroutes. He also tells Mose and Mekko that he could deflate their tires with just a whistle, ever called "Big," which also succeeds.
* CoolOldGuy: A generally laid-back elderly man who smokes weed and teaches the Dogs how to fight (which
is unexpectedly more about philosophy, but likely a nickname.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Flashbacks show
he once knocked out 20 people and a cop in two minutes [[spoiler:actually 30 people and ''2'' cops.]] Turns out he had accidentally got high on some meth [[RefugeInAudacity because he thought it was cocaine]].
* CopHater: He calls Big a "traitor, po-po blackheart" for becoming a tribal cop.
* TheHermit: Did
raised by his best to ward people off his secluded property before the Rez Dogs convinced him to rejoin the community.
* MagicalNativeAmerican: Or at least, he has strong medicine. His prayer to reroute the tornado succeeds, almost costing him his life in the process.
* MemeticBadass: In-universe. The Rez Dogs heard that he knocked out ten people in two minutes. He tells them that it was actually 20 people and a cop in one night. The bartender corrects them all, as it was actually [[spoiler:30 people and ''2'' cops.]]
* MySisterIsOffLimits: Would fight with his friend Rodney for dating Cookie.
* TheStoner: He quickly discovers that weed is a lot stronger than it used to be when he tries some at the dispensary.
grandmother until her death.



[[folder:Mose and Mekko]]
!!Mose and Mekko
->''"I'm Mose, and that's Mekko[=/=]Two little Natives like you start with a sequel"''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Lil Mike and Funny Bone
A pair of rap-spitting brothers who bike through the neighborhood.
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* ThoseTwoGuys: They provide commentary on the feud between the Reservation Dogs and the NDN Mafia.
[[/folder]]






[[folder:William Knifeman]]
!!William Knifeman/Spirit

->''"Like I said, I have no answers. Just stoic wisdom. But maybe, just maybe, that's not what the fŐ˝ck I was talking about."''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Dallas Goldtooth
A Lakota warrior who appears to Bear [[spoiler:and later Brownie]] to offer spiritual guidance.

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[[folder:William Knifeman]]
!!William Knifeman/Spirit

->''"Like I said, I have no answers. Just stoic wisdom. But maybe, just maybe, that's not what the fŐ˝ck I was talking about."''
[[folder:Punkin Lusty]]
!!Punkin Lusty
->'''Portrayed by:''' Dallas Goldtooth
Sten Joddi
A Lakota warrior who appears to Bear [[spoiler:and later Brownie]] to offer spiritual guidance.rapper and Bear's father.



* BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: This is the outfit he appears to Bear in. He points out that since it's pretty cold in the spirit world, his nipples are always hard.
* SpiritAdvisor: Though he is a spirit guide, the advice he gives isn't wise so much as self-evident.
* TooMuchInformation: How his spirit advice tends to go. One such "motivational" anecdote has him detailing to Bear how he lost a testicle to untreated engorgement.
* UndignifiedDeath: He died after his horse tripped in a gopher hole and fell on him at the Battle of Little Bighorn, before he ever got to fight Custer and his men.

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* BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: This is FoodPorn: His music video "Greasy Frybread" features several shots of the outfit he appears to titular food.
* GlorifiedSpermDonor: He had barely any relationship with
Bear in. and can't even remember how old he is. His phone lists Rita as "Babymama #2"
* AHeroToHisHometown:
He points out that since it's pretty cold in has a lot of fans on the spirit world, his nipples are always hard.
* SpiritAdvisor: Though
reservation though he is seems to be only moderately successful.
* NoHeroToHisValet: He has
a spirit guide, lot of fans on the advice he gives isn't wise so much as self-evident.
* TooMuchInformation: How his spirit advice tends to go. One such "motivational" anecdote has
reservation, but Rita just sees him detailing as a loser and deadbeat dad.
* ParentalNeglect: He's supposed
to Bear how he lost a testicle return to untreated engorgement.
* UndignifiedDeath: He died
the reservation for a show but blows it off after his horse tripped in a gopher hole Bear spent lots of the Dogs' California money on clothes and fell on him at the Battle of Little Bighorn, before he ever got to fight Custer and his men.gifts.



[[folder:Punkin Lusty]]
!!Punkin Lusty
->'''Portrayed by:''' Sten Joddi

A rapper and Bear's father.

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[[folder:Punkin Lusty]]
!!Punkin Lusty
->'''Portrayed
[[folder:Teenie Postoak]]
!!Teenie Postoak
-> '''Portrayed
by:''' Sten Joddi

A rapper and Bear's father.
Tamara Podemski
Elora's aunt who moved away when Cookie died.



* FoodPorn: His music video "Greasy Frybread" features several shots of the titular food.
* GlorifiedSpermDonor: He had barely any relationship with Bear and can't even remember how old he is. His phone lists Rita as "Babymama #2"
* AHeroToHisHometown: He has a lot of fans on the reservation though he seems to be only moderately successful.
* NoHeroToHisValet: He has a lot of fans on the reservation, but Rita just sees him as a loser and deadbeat dad.
* ParentalNeglect: He's supposed to return to the reservation for a show but blows it off after Bear spent lots of the Dogs' California money on clothes and gifts.

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* FoodPorn: His music video "Greasy Frybread" features several shots of the titular food.
* GlorifiedSpermDonor: He had barely any relationship with Bear and can't even remember how old he is. His phone lists Rita as "Babymama #2"
* AHeroToHisHometown: He has
GrassIsGreener: She wishes she were raising a lot of fans family on the reservation though he seems to be only moderately successful.
* NoHeroToHisValet: He has a lot of fans on the reservation, but Rita just sees him as a loser and deadbeat dad.
* ParentalNeglect: He's supposed to return to the reservation for a show but blows it off after Bear spent lots of the Dogs' California money on clothes and gifts.
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* NoHeroToHisValet: He has a lot of fans on the reservation, but Rita just seems him as a loser and deadbeat dad.

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!!Punkin Lusty
->'''Portrayed by:''' Sten Joddi

A rapper and Bear's father.
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* GlorifiedSpermDonor: He had barely any relationship with Bear and can't even remember how old he is. His phone lists Rita as "Babymama #2"
* AHeroToHisHometown: He has a lot of fans on the reservation though he seems to be only moderately successful.
* NoHeroToHisValet: He has a lot of fans on the reservation, but Rita just seems him as a loser and deadbeat dad.
* ParentalNeglect: He's supposed to return to the reservation for a show but blows it off after Bear spent lots of the Dogs' California money on clothes and gifts.

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* RaisedByGrandparents: She lives with her mean grandmother because her mother passed away when she was very young.

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* RaisedByGrandparents: She lives with her mean grandmother Mabel because her mother passed away when she was very young.



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* {{Nephewism}}: Lives with his uncle.

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* {{Nephewism}}: Lives with his uncle.uncle Charley.



->'''''Willie Jack:''' Hope you're with Grandpa somewhere. Hunting. Probably singing, dancing...farting.''

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->'''''Willie Jack:''' Hope Jack:''''' ''Hope you're with Grandpa somewhere. Hunting. Probably singing, dancing...farting.''



* PerpetualFrowner: Jackie rarely smiles, instead usually wearing a sad or sour expression.



* StrugglingSingleMother: While she works and owns a house, she dreams of finding a wealthy stepfather her son to counteract his deadbeat rapper father.

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* ItsAllMyFault: Everything on the rez takes a turn for the worse after she gets someone to curse Jackie. She believes the problems all stem from her decision to go through with the bad medicine.



* TalkingToTheDead: Both at his gravesite and in her kitchen where the family photos are hung, Willie Jack talks to her cousin Daniel.

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* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: He responds to a question about his parents being around with a BluntNo.



* HappilyMarried: He and his wife celebrate their anniversary while in a storm shelter, though only their daughter remembers their anniversary date.



* RoguishPoacher: Takes his family hunting on land that his family ''used'' to own, which technically makes them poachers.

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* RoguishPoacher: Takes his family hunting on land that his family ancestors ''used'' to own, which technically makes them poachers.



* UndignifiedDeath: He died after his horse tripped on a gopher hole and fell on him at the Battle of Little Bighorn, before he ever got to fight Custer and his men.

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!Reservation Dogs

[[folder:Bear Smallhill]]
!!Bear Smallhill
->''"It's tough being the leader. People lie on you and shit."''
->'''Portrayed by:''' D'Pharaoh Woon-a-tai
The self-styled leader of the Rez Dogs. He begins to see spirit visions in times of fear.
----
* DisappearedDad: His father is a complete deadbeat who can't even recall how old his son is.
* TheLeader: What he considers himself to be, though his friends laugh at the designation. He decides how to spend their savings and is the one to get jumped by the NDN Mafia.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Elora Danan Postoak]]
!!Elora Danan Postoak
->''"Yeah, and I was the one saving the money. I'm the one who got the car. I'm the one who got the license."''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DeveryJacobs
The group member most determined to leave the rez for California, as it was Daniel's unrealized dream.
----
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: The identity/existence of her father is never mentioned.
* GetawayDriver: She drives both the stolen chip truck and her own [[TheAllegedCar clunker]] when her driving instructor needs to escape a methhead he shot.
* InTheBlood: Coach Bobson says she inherited her mother's caring heart and basketball skills.
* LadySwearsalot: She, like Willie Jack, curses all the time.
* TheLostLenore: Implied that she had feelings for Daniel, having taken him dancing the night before his death. That and [[spoiler:being the one to find his body]] harden her resolve to move to California like he wanted to.
* RaisedByGrandparents: She lives with her mean grandmother because her mother passed away when she was very young.
* StoppedCaring: Tries to claim this, but her Coach Bobson believes she still still cares.
* TellMeAboutMyMother: By talking with Uncle Brownie and Coach Bobson, she learns more about her mother.
* TheUnfettered: Be it through pickpocketing gamblers or stealing a chip truck, she is ''leaving'' the rez.
* UnusualPopCultureName: She is named after the baby Elora Danan in ''Film/{{Willow}}''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Willie Jack]]
!!Wilhelmina Jacqueline "Willie Jack"
->''"Everyone wants to leave to California, but... It's really hard leaving everyone here."''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Paulina Alexis
A foul-mouthed tomboy who is still reeling from the loss of her cousin.
----
* DaddysGirl: Despite being a tomboy, Willie Jack is very much one to Leon. They spend a day hunting together just because she wants to, he supports her moving off the reservation if it makes her happy, and they share a long hug while mourning Daniel together.
* TheLadette: Willie Jack dresses like a tomboy and swears the most out of the cast.
* LadySwearsalot: Almost every other word out of Willie Jack's mouth is an F-bomb.
* OnlyKnownByHerNickname: Only once is her real name used, with variations of her nickname used otherwise.
* TalkingToTheDead: Both at his gravesite and in her kitchen where the family photos are hung, Willie Jack talks to her cousin Daniel.
* TomboyishName: She dresses boyishly and loves going hunting with her dad. Auntie B reveals that "Willie Jack" is short for "Wilhelmina Jacqueline."
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Cheese]]
!!Cheese
->''"My name's Cheese. My pronouns are he, him, and his."''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Lane Factor
The sweet and mild-mannered group member.
----
* {{Nephewism}}: Lives with his uncle.
* NiceGuy: He breaks a lonely grandmother out of the clinic so that she can enjoy the fresh air, then continues to visit with her at her home. Beyond that, he is just generally genial and easygoing, especially when compared to his friends.
* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: Presuming his real name is not "Cheese," he has so far only been called by his nickname.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Daniel]]
!!Daniel
->'''''Willie Jack:''' Hope you're with Grandpa somewhere. Hunting. Probably singing, dancing...farting.''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Dalton Cramer
A member of the friend group who died a year prior to the events of the story.
----
* DrivenToSuicide: Revealed to be the cause of his death.
* HangingAround: [[spoiler:Elora]] finds his body in one of the dilapidated buildings at their hangout spot. Only his legs are shown on-screen.
* PlotTriggeringDeath: It was Daniel's dream to go to California, and his untimely death that spurs his friends into making that dream a reality.
* PosthumousCharacter: The first episode takes place on the first anniversary of his death.
[[/folder]]

!Others

[[folder:NDN Mafia]]
!!Jackie, Bone Thug Dog, Weeze, and White Steve
->''"What's wrong, little Rez Dog? Scared?"''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Elva Guerra, Jude Barnett, Xavier Bigpond, and Jack Maricle
A new gang led by city slicker Jackie that quickly takes issue with the Rez Dogs.
----
* CityMouse: Jackie hates her "boring" new rural life, not content with simply relaxing and doing nothing like her gang members.
* FatBastard: White Steve is overweight and the most obnoxious member of the NDN Mafia.
** Subverted in the Season One finale, when he performs a good-natured, self-deprecating freestyle rap that earns him a round of applause from the natives, including the Dogs.
* TheLeader: Jackie, the new girl from the city, serves as the gang's founder and leader.
* OneOfTheBoys: Jackie, the leader of the NDN Mafia, is the only female member of the group.
* TokenWhite: Of the teenagers in the show, White Steve is the only [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin white one]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Big]]
!!Officer Big
->'''''Deer Lady:''' So, I guess what I am saying is be good. Fight evil. You do that, and you'll never, ever have to see me again.''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ZahnMcClarnon
A nobly-intentioned but bumbling tribal cop.
----
* ConspiracyTheorist: He buys into JFK/moon landing conspiracies and believes sugar was invented to kill Native Americans.
* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: Is only ever called "Big," which is likely a nickname.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Flashbacks show he was raised by his grandmother until her death.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mose and Mekko]]
!!Mose and Mekko
->''"I'm Mose, and that's Mekko[=/=]Two little Natives like you start with a sequel"''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Lil Mike and Funny Bone
A pair of rap-spitting brothers who bike through the neighborhood.
----
* ThoseTwoGuys: They provide commentary on the feud between the Reservation Dogs and the NDN Mafia.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rita Smallhill]]
!!Rita Smallhill
->''"Don't you think it's time we find you, like, a lawyer dad or a doctor dad?"''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/SarahPodemski
Bear's single mother who works at the clinic and hopes to find a wealthy husband.
----
* DudeMagnet: She catches the eye of Big, Dr. Kang, and the white doctor she meets at the bar.
* StrugglingSingleMother: While she works and owns a house, she dreams of finding a wealthy stepfather her son to counteract his deadbeat rapper father.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Uncle Brownie]]
!!Uncle Brownie
->''"You know that bad luck medicine can turn back on you tenfold. Don't mess with bad medicine."''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/GaryFarmer
Elora's stoner uncle/cousin who grew up with her mother.
----
* AmbiguousCriminalHistory: When Big pulls him over for stealing a lawnmower, he says Brownie has additional warrants. What the warrants are for is not elaborated upon.
* CassandraTruth: Says he can get a tornado to change course with just an axe and some tobacco. Nobody takes him seriously, only for William Knifeman to confirm the prayer was received after the tornado abruptly reroutes. He also tells Mose and Mekko that he could deflate their tires with just a whistle, which also succeeds.
* CoolOldGuy: A generally laid-back elderly man who smokes weed and teaches the Dogs how to fight (which is unexpectedly more about philosophy, but he once knocked out 20 people and a cop in two minutes [[spoiler:actually 30 people and ''2'' cops.]] Turns out he had accidentally got high on some meth [[RefugeInAudacity because he thought it was cocaine]].
* CopHater: He calls Big a "traitor, po-po blackheart" for becoming a tribal cop.
* TheHermit: Did his best to ward people off his secluded property before the Rez Dogs convinced him to rejoin the community.
* MagicalNativeAmerican: Or at least, he has strong medicine. His prayer to reroute the tornado succeeds, almost costing him his life in the process.
* MemeticBadass: In-universe. The Rez Dogs heard that he knocked out ten people in two minutes. He tells them that it was actually 20 people and a cop in one night. The bartender corrects them all, as it was actually [[spoiler:30 people and ''2'' cops.]]
* MySisterIsOffLimits: Would fight with his friend Rodney for dating Cookie.
* TheStoner: He quickly discovers that weed is a lot stronger than it used to be when he tries some at the dispensary.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Leon]]
!!Leon
->''"You know, people leave here all the time. They come right back. 'Cause this is where their people are. This is their home."''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Jon Proudstar
Willie Jack's father who also helped raise her cousin Daniel.
----
* GoodParents: Willie Jack calls her parents this by name when announcing their anniversary to everyone in the church basement.
* ParentsAsPeople: He apologizes to Willie Jack if he's seemed different to her over the past year since Daniel's death.
* RoguishPoacher: Takes his family hunting on land that his family ''used'' to own, which technically makes them poachers.
* TheCasanova: Formerly, as Big recalls how Leon used to snag around and tepee-creep at the stomp dance.
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[[folder:Kenny Boy]]
!!Kenny Boy

->''"Hoka hay. It's Lakota for "'tis a good day to die.""''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KirkFox
The owner of the local scrapyard whose understanding of native cultures is...misguided.
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* InnocentBigot: Claiming to love native culture, he keeps making reference to various native peoples that the residents of this reservation clearly are not a part of.
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[[folder:William Knifeman]]
!!William Knifeman/Spirit

->''"Like I said, I have no answers. Just stoic wisdom. But maybe, just maybe, that's not what the fŐ˝ck I was talking about."''
->'''Portrayed by:''' Dallas Goldtooth
A Lakota warrior who appears to Bear [[spoiler:and later Brownie]] to offer spiritual guidance.
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* BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: This is the outfit he appears to Bear in. He points out that since it's pretty cold in the spirit world, his nipples are always hard.
* SpiritAdvisor: Though he is a spirit guide, the advice he gives isn't wise so much as self-evident.
* UndignifiedDeath: He died after his horse tripped on a gopher hole and fell on him at the Battle of Little Bighorn, before he ever got to fight Custer and his men.
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