The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Timeline

  • Junior Born

    Junior was born with too much cerebral spinal fluid in his head.
  • Oscar is put down

    Junior's dog, Oscar, is shot by Junior's father because they can't afford a vet.
  • Junior breaks Mr.P's nose

    Junior gets angry that the textbook he gets was once his mother's and throws it... at the teacher.
  • Mr. P apologizes to Junior

    Mr.P finds Junior while he is suspended and tells him he is sorry for the way he has treated the people on the reservation. Mr. P tells Junior to leave the reservation.
  • Junior enrolls at Reardan

    Junior leaves Wellpinit to move to the public school Reardan.
  • Junior meets Roger

    Junior punched Roger in the face for telling a racist joke. Junior thinks Roger is gonna beat him up so he asks his grandmother for advice but Roger turns out to respect him.
  • Junior meets Penelope and Gordy

    Junior develops a crush on a white girl at Reardan and meets a kid that is smarter than him.
  • Junior's sister gets married

    Junior's sister meets someone at the casino and she moves to Montana to marry him.
  • Junior's grandmother dies

    Junior's grandmother is hit and killed by a drunk driver.
  • Eugene dies

    Eugene, Arnold Sr.'s best friend, gets shot in a fight while drunk.
  • Reardan plays Wellpinit

    Junior is on Reardan's basketball team and has to play his best friend and his old school.
  • Junior's sister dies

    Junior's sister dies in a fire in her trailer.