# Ruby Big Elk — Cimarron character guide

> Ruby Big Elk in Cimarron by Edna Ferber.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Ruby, Big Elk, Chief Big Elk

**First appearance:** 0009-vi

## Who they are

Osage chief and father of Arita, a key Native American figure.

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