Slick Nakai is a born-again revivalist who ferries his flock around the reservation in an inspired Cadillac. (Slick Nakai does not appear in the book.)

Graham Greene is a well-known actor who gained fame as Kicking Bird, friend and mentor to Kevin Costner, in Dances with Wolves. A full-blooded Oneida, Greene was born on the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario, Canada. Prior to Dances with Wolves, he had appeared in several feature films, including Revolution with Al Pacino, Running Brave costarring Robby Benson, and Powwow Highway with Gary Farmer. Greene has appeared frequently on TV series such as L.A. Law, Northern Exposure, and Murder, She Wrote, and TV specials like Where the Spirit Lives for PBS' American Playhouse and The Last of His Tribe for HBO. Although he has found worldwide success, Greene remains active in the Toronto theater community, where he appears in many productions.