The Regular-Human Sitka

The Regular-Human Sitka is .Sitka is a male human. He is the elder brother of Denahi and Kenai. Sitka raised and took care of his younger brothers, Denahi and Kenai. They learned to hunt, fish, and contribute to the tribe together, forming an inseparable bond between them. After Kenai's totem ceremony, Sitka encouraged him to live by his totem's virtue in order to place his handprint on the wall of their ancestors. Later, Sitka defended Denahi and Kenai from a bear attack, sacrificing his life in the process. Enraged over Sitka's death, Kenai pursued the bear and slayed it to get his revenge.
==Biography==
===Background===
Sitka was born as the elder brother of Denahi and Kenai. It is implied that Sitka raised and took care of both his brothers. When Sitka came of age, he was given his totem: the Eagle of Guidance. Though initially unsure of what his totem meant, he grew to understand that it was about being a leader and caring for his younger brothers.
===Brother Bear===
While out with his brothers, Denahi and Kenai, Sitka spots Kenai fleeing a stampede of caribou. The brothers take shelter behind their canoes, after which Denahi scuffles with Kenai over the incident. Sitka breaks up the fight, reminding them that they will only be able to return to the village for Kenai's ceremony once they have caught enough salmon. The brothers leave in their canoes and paddle back to the village. Along the way, Sitka and Denahi attempt to catch salmon with a net, but Kenai disturbs their work by riding on the back of a mammoth. Though Denahi is annoyed, Sitka is amused by his brother's antics. Eventually, the brothers return to the village with a net full of salmon, which Kenai deposits into a basket and ties up in a tree. Meanwhile, Sitka and Denahi run ahead to join in on the ceremony. The ceremony begins, with Sitka and Denahi spectating from the audience. The tribe's shawoman, Tanana, gives Kenai his totem, the Bear of Love, to his disappointment. After the ceremony, Denahi makes fun of Kenai for the totem, and Sitka has to restrain Kenai from fighting back, reminding him that Denahi is not wise simply because his totem means wisdom. He then confesses that he had initially been confused about his own totem, the Eagle of Guidance, until he had grown older and realized that he was meant to be a leader and a caregiver to his brothers. This comforts Kenai, but he confesses that he wants to put his handprint on the wall of his ancestors. In answer, Sitka advises him to be patient and live by his totem. Just then, Denahi accuses Kenai of not having tied up their basket of fish well enough, which had allowed a bear to make off with it. Before the brothers can get into a fight, Sitka tells them that they can simply make another basket, but Denahi protests that it had taken him two weeks to make the last one. Kenai then leaves to retrieve it, ignoring Sitka's protests. Sitka and Denahi follow after Kenai and are alerted to his presence when he screams and falls off a ridge. An anxious Sitka rushes to Kenai's aid and reaches down to help him to safety, but Kenai warns him that the bear is behind him. Before the bear can harm Sitka, Denahi distracts it and lures it onto an unstable glacier. In the meantime, Sitka helps Kenai clamber back to the top of the ridge, and both brothers rush to Denahi's aid. While Kenai helps Denahi, who has fallen through a fissure in the ice, Sitka takes on the bear. However, the bear quickly overpowers him and advances on Denahi and Kenai. In order to save his brothers, Sitka stabs his spear into the glacier and breaks it apart, causing it to fall into the water below, taking both himself and the bear with it. After Sitka's fall, Denahi and Kenai comb the water for him, but find only his hood. That night, the tribe mourns for Sitka, holding a funeral for him in which his totem is burned in a ceremonial pyre. Shortly after the funeral, Kenai argues with Denahi that they should hunt down the bear that had killed Sitka, but Denahi refuses, believing it to be wrong. Kenai reminds him that the bear is responsible for Sitka's death, but Denahi retorts coldly that he does not blame the bear. Despite this, Kenai departs to enact his revenge, and after a moment, Denahi follows, intent on stopping him. Meanwhile, Tanana speaks to Sitka's spirit, telling him that his brothers need his guidance. Eventually, Kenai tracks down the bear responsible for Sitka's death and slays it atop the Mountain Where the Lights Touch the Earth.
==Physical appearance==
:“The Sitka design is that he's larger than his other brothers. We want him to be appealing. He needs to be masculine, so that you can get the sense that he is the leader of the family.”―Anthony Michaels
Sitka is identifiable by his parka, which is burgundy with white trim. He wears his totem, the Eagle of Guidance, under his clothes. As the eldest of his brothers, Sitka is the largest, with a tall stature, large frame, and broad shoulders. Like his tribesmen, he is bronze-skinned and has black hair, which he wears long, with part of the hair pulled into a tail. Additionally, he has a thin ring of black beard on his chin. His eyes are brown.
==Personality and traits==
:“I said, 'The Eagle of Guidance?' What does that mean? But now that I'm older, I know it's about being a leader and keeping an eye on you two.”―Sitka to Kenai[src]
Sitka is the peacemaker and voice of reason among his brothers. He never takes sides when Denahi and Kenai fight, but rather tries to find a middle ground that placates both parties. In this way, he is open-minded and sensitive, as he does not dismiss his brothers simply for being combative, but makes an effort to recognize their frustrations and desires. Even in his professional life, Sitka is a leader. He works hard to contribute to his tribe and does not get easily side-tracked, unlike the more fun-loving Kenai. He is slow to anger and uses reason to guide his actions. Even when faced with a dilemma, such as a bear making off with the tribe's fish, he brushes the incident off and focuses on how to fix the problem.
==Trivia==
*Sitka is voiced by D.B. Sweeney.
*Sitka is named for a city in Alaska.
*The song heard during Kenai's transformation into a bear is likely sung from Sitka's perspective, as the singer speaks of Kenai's heart "turning away" from him and of the singer wanting Kenai to understand a new perspective. This is exactly what Tanana claims is Sitka's reason for transforming Kenai into a bear in Brother Bear.
==References==
#↑ [1]
#↑ D.B. Sweeney. IMDb. Amazon. Retrieved on June 24, 2020.
#↑ Sitka. Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved on June 27, 2020.
#↑ Revealed in Disney's Brother Bear (2003). Written by Steve Bencich, Lorne Cameron, Ron J. Friedman, David Hoselton, and Tab Murphy, and directed by Aaron Blaise and Robert Walker. Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.