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Mitsima An old Indian man in Malpais who begins to teach John to mold clay and presides in the marriage ceremony John witnesses. He represents the beginning and end of John's involvement in the traditional life of Malpais.
Who is Mitsima - what does he teach John? Indian elder on the Reservation - he is kind to John. He tries to teach him how to make decorative and practical pottery and promises to teach him how to make a bow.
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