I Heard an Owl Call My Name
Novel Summary
Part 1: Yes, My Lord – No, My Lord
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Chapter 1
• The intentions and motives of the Bishop regarding Mark are uncovered – we find out that the reason why he sends Mark to Kingcome is because Mark only has three years to live as he is slowly dying from disease. But the Bishop only answered gently that it was where he would wish to go if he were young again, and in the ordinand’s place. P. 3
• Mark meets Jim – at first Jim is shy and only talks to Mark when he is talked to.
• Mark remembers the background information on the area that the Bishop told him. The Indian name of the village is Quee which means “inside place”... Whoop Szo, the Noisy Mountain...Now Kingcome is known as a compact, Christian village, and this means that to run smoothly, the elected chief, the vicar and the agent from the Indian Affairs Department must be co-operative. P. 11
• The concept of the Owl is lightly brushed: The village is a talking bird, the owl, who calls the name of the man who is going to die P. 12
Chapter 2
• Mark reaches Kingcome Village.
• Mark is introduced to the RCMP officer when a weesa-bedó (small boy) dies.
• The Indians are not allowed to move the dead until the RCMP gives them approval.
• The RCMP officer gets angry at the chief because he moved the body without permission.
• When the officer sees the body, he gets sick and the Indians see the humour in this. Mark shares in this humour.
• Mark holds the burial service for the weesa-bedó. At the end of the Christian part of the service, Mark leaves the Indians in respect for their own burial customs.
Chapter 3
• The Indians discuss and reflect on the respect Mark gave them and their traditions
• We are introduced to the characters of the novel: Chief Eddy – the elected chief of the tribe; T.P. Wallace – an elder, the orator of the tribe, grandfather of Gordon and great uncle of Jim; Marta Stephens – one of the grandmothers of the tribe; Mrs
Part 1: Yes, My Lord – No, My Lord
________________________________________
Chapter 1
• The intentions and motives of the Bishop regarding Mark are uncovered – we find out that the reason why he sends Mark to Kingcome is because Mark only has three years to live as he is slowly dying from disease. But the Bishop only answered gently that it was where he would wish to go if he were young again, and in the ordinand’s place. P. 3
• Mark meets Jim – at first Jim is shy and only talks to Mark when he is talked to.
• Mark remembers the background information on the area that the Bishop told him. The Indian name of the village is Quee which means “inside place”... Whoop Szo, the Noisy Mountain...Now Kingcome is known as a compact, Christian village, and this means that to run smoothly, the elected chief, the vicar and the agent from the Indian Affairs Department must be co-operative. P. 11
• The concept of the Owl is lightly brushed: The village is a talking bird, the owl, who calls the name of the man who is going to die P. 12
Chapter 2
• Mark reaches Kingcome Village.
• Mark is introduced to the RCMP officer when a weesa-bedó (small boy) dies.
• The Indians are not allowed to move the dead until the RCMP gives them approval.
• The RCMP officer gets angry at the chief because he moved the body without permission.
• When the officer sees the body, he gets sick and the Indians see the humour in this. Mark shares in this humour.
• Mark holds the burial service for the weesa-bedó. At the end of the Christian part of the service, Mark leaves the Indians in respect for their own burial customs.
Chapter 3
• The Indians discuss and reflect on the respect Mark gave them and their traditions
• We are introduced to the characters of the novel: Chief Eddy – the elected chief of the tribe; T.P. Wallace – an elder, the orator of the tribe, grandfather of Gordon and great uncle of Jim; Marta Stephens – one of the grandmothers of the tribe; Mrs