Ka’kwet

Ka'kwet
Biographical information
Born	c. 1887
Also known as	Hannah (residential school name)
Physical information
Gender	Female
Hair colour	Black
Family information
Family members	Aluk (father) Oqwatnuk (mother) Kitpu (brother) Mimikej (sister) Medicine Woman (grandmother)

Ka'kwet is a member of Mi'kmaq nation, the daughter of Aluk and Oqwatnuk, and the older sister of Kitpu and Mimikej.

Biography

Ka'kwet meets Anne in A Secret Which I Desired to Divine. Her father is selling hockey sticks to the boys at an ice pool. When Anne sees the two Mi'kmaq people, she's curious and asks if she can do an article for the newspaper about them and their sticks. Ka'kwet gives her instructions on how to get to the village, and Anne says the instructions sound "like a poetic paradise." When Ka'kwet and her dad leave, it's clear Ka'kwet has taken a liking to Anne.

Later that day, Anne arrives at the village. Ka'kwet greets her, and Anne introduces her to Belle - the horse she rode there, and Ka'kwet admires the colour of Anne's hair. They exchange names, and Anne asks for the meaning of Ka'kwet's name, feeling that people often bear the characteristics of the their names. Ka'kwet reveals her name means "sea star", which Anne compliments as a symbol of resiliency, while she laments that she's "just plain old Anne." Ka'kwet tells Anne that if she could choose a name for Anne it would be Melkita'ulamun - strong and brave heart, which Anne declares that she loves. Ka'kwet shows her around the village and Anne collects a lot of information about the Mi'kmaq people. Ka'kwet introduces Anne to her family, and Anne greets them happily. Ka'kwet compliments Anne's scarf, and Anne says she loves Ka'kwet's hair ties. They decide to trade, and Ka'kwet braids Anne's hair with the hair ties. While her hair is being braided, Anne asks Ka'kwet to teach her more of her language. By the time Anne leaves, she has made a new friend.

Later, when Ka'kwet is leaving for the residential school, Anne comes to see her off and gives her one of her old dresses, which Ka'kwet loves. During Anne's trip to Nova Scotia to try to find information about her birth parents, Anne tries to visit Ka'kwet at the school, but is told she cannot see her yet. Unbeknownst to Anne, Ka'kwet and other children are the residential school are being abused. Ka'kwet eventually escapes from the school, and struggles but manages to find her way home to her village. Her family recognize that she has been badly hurt and changed by her experience at the school and try to keep her concealed, but government agents return and forcibly take Ka'kwet back to the school.

Ka'kwet's parents, Aluk and Ogwatnuk, go to the Cuthberts' house to tell them what happened, Anne quickly decides to help them and convinces Mathew and Marilla to help. When Anne, Matthew, Aluk, and Oqwatnuk arrive at the school, they are threatened and told to leave. Ka'kwet's parents decide to camp out at the school to see if they can get their daughter back. Anne wants to too, but Mathew tells her they need to go home and can home back in a couple weeks to try again.

Though the two girls are never reunited, it's clear that Anne won't rest until she can save her friend.

Physical appearance

Ka'kwet is a Mi'kmaq girl who appears to be about twelve. When the show starts, her hair is styled in two black braids. She wears the clothes of her people. When she is taken away to the religious school, her hair is cropped to chin-length and she's given bangs. She wears the same clothes as white girls commonly did back then, which are very different than her own.

Personality

Ka'kwet is a free spirited girl with a brave heart. She is not afraid to speak her mind and stands up for herself

Relationships

Aluk

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Oqwatnuk

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Etymology

Ka'kwet mentions to Anne in one episode that her name means sea star.

Behind the scenes

Portrayal

• Kiawenti:io Tarbell portrays Ka'kwet in the Canadian TV series Anne with an E (2017–2019).

Trivia

• The CBC website describes her as, A pretty young Mi’kmaq girl whose bright, adventurous nature identifies her as a kindred spirit to Anne. The two girls become fast friends, but Ka’kwet and her community are faced with danger as their way of life is increasingly under attack .
• The casting call describes Ka'kwet as, Indigenous. About 10, she’s an independent, confident, and determined pretty young woman. She has a basic command of English. A kindred spirit to Anne, she is outspoken in her passion. A protector of the small and lover of nature.

Gallery

Anne of Green Gables Wiki has 14 images of Ka'kwet (view gallery).

Appearances

Season 3 (Anne with an E)

• "A Secret Which I Desired to Divine"
• "What Can Stop the Determined Heart"
• "A Hope of Meeting You in Another World"
• "Great and Sudden Change"
• "A Dense and Frightful Darkness"