| Adriene |
Bellsmith | Friend of Dea |
| Rhett |
Caine | Chairman |
| Dr. |
Candy | Emma Lou's boss |
| Dr. |
Canter | Physician; Dea's boss |
| Mariah |
Carey | American singer and songwriter |
| Bill |
Clinton | Former U.S. President |
| Cody |
Daweson | Emma Lou's husband |
| Lisa |
Daweson | Zeke's mother |
| Manda |
Daweson | Dea's mother |
| Pete |
Daweson | Dea's brother |
| Skeet |
Daweson | Pete's twin brother |
| Zeke |
Daweson | Pete's nephew |
| Deandre |
Daweson-Monterey | Tyler's wife; Cody's cousin. Aka: Dea D. |
| Kaleb Winifred |
Dove | Sue's brother |
| Ronny |
Dove | Former BIA superintendent; father of Sue and Kaleb |
| Sue |
Dove | Syd's old friend; BIA superintendent |
| Dr. |
Grigsby | Mallory's doctor |
| Mr. |
Huckle | Owner of the pool hall |
| Barbara |
Mandrell | American country music singer |
| Jo |
Mankiller | Syd's new boss; regional director |
| Mr. |
McClain | Racist white man |
| Tyler |
Monterey | Organizer of Emma Lou's search party; mayor's son |
| Luna |
Myers | Syd's best friend; murdered |
| Barack |
Obama | Former U.S. President |
| Ellis |
Reed | Narragansett Tribal Historic Preservation Officer |
| Bree |
Stratton | Friend of Dea |
| Emma Lou |
Walker | Syd's only sister; missing. Aka: Agilvgi |
| June |
Walker | Syd's mother |
| Mallory |
Walker | Syd's wife. Aka: Mal |
| Mercy |
Walker | Syd's aunt |
| Noah |
Walker | Syd and Emma Lou's father |
| Syd Alma |
Walker | Protagonist; archaeologist from the BIA |
| Jill |
Warner | Friend of Dea |
| Ama |
| Syd's grandmother |
| Aunt Missy |
| Noah's cousin |
| Bernie |
| Missy's beagle |
| Doc |
| Resident meth chemist |
| Gracie |
| Cody and Emma Lou's daughter |
| Herman |
| Mercy's companion |
| Jessica |
| Missing person |
| Luann |
| Mercy's old friend |
| Melvin |
| Rayna's manager |
| Rayna |
| Syd's cousin; stripper |
| Trudy |
| Center receptionist |
| Tsgilis |
| Cherokee evil spirits |
