Through the eyes of the narrator, John Dunbar, we experience the majesty and magnitude of the American frontier, and the complexity of the relationship between the 'whiteman' and the 'Indian'. When John Dunbar met the Indians, he was scared because of the stereotype set by the Ponee and other savage Indians. The Indians had a lot of weird traditions. One of Dunbar's experiences was when they finished the buffalo hunt, they took the heart out, which was still warm, and offered it to Dunbar. This was a demonstration of traditions which we may find disgusting but considered polite in the Indian world.
The Indians had a very basic way of living. They worked together as a team to set up their living quarters and they shared almost everything. Th
The Indians had fears and perceptions of the whiteman. They had perceptions that more and more whiteman would come to their land. Their fear was that the whiteman would come and take over the land. They would kill their peaceful tribe and give them no choice but in where to live. "They take without asking" was one of the main fears of the Indians, the whiteman would steal their food and change their native's lifestyle. The mythology of the Indians was addressing their origin, history, deities and ancestors to give thanks whenever they were thankful for animals they killed.
ey utilized everything obtained from their hunting so they wasted no food at all. If they hunted a buffalo, they used every part of it, even the teeth! They saved the extra
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