HST 096 1st Edition Lecture 16Outline of Last Lecture Outline of Current LectureThis lecture deals with the two pieces of media that we were assigned to watch, and how to shape an essay around them (the actual essay assignment can be found on Black board) Current LectureDances With Wolves-Buffalo Bill-For a generation after the end of the Indian Wars, Indian’s were part of the performing routines that perpetuated an image of Indians, for better or worse. These Indians were of different tribes and some were part of conflicts entirely unrelated to the shows that they where shown in.Who was Buffalo Bill- Civil War soldier- Bison Hunter- American scout- Indian Fighter- Turned Entrepreneur- His shows started in 1883o They lingered till 1916o Wild West happened in Fair Groundso Done by real Indians o Reenacted real skills of Indians(These Indians were the ones just recently beaten)o Possibly 70 million people saw this showo Potentially a thousand US cities saw the showo 12 foreign citieso Thousands of Indians hired to fill the partsBuilding the Paper for ClassThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Two primary Sources-Each one source is about a century apart but show different thingsCommonalities- Similar portrayals of Indianso Attempted to Portray Indians accuratelyo Used Indians as a form of Entertainment- Similar Main Charactero Civil War Soldiero Went Westo Hunted Buffaloo Became Friends with the Indians o Learned to Speak native LanguageDifferences- Bill Brought Indians into white society- Indians Brought Dunbar into theirs- Wildwest shows had no emotional investment- John was the result of the making peace- Buffalo Bills world could only be attained through death and violence- Dances with wolves made Whites out as assholes- Buffalo Bill made Whites out to be hero’sInfluence on National Conscience- -Dances with Wolves won academy award (hugely popular)- Just like Buffalo Bill Show which had millions of viewers What larger conclusion does this yield for American culture or history?Indian culture will stay the same, but the Indian people will not (They can’t).How might this essay be structured?- Intro-- Similarities- Diffs- Big pictureTheme based- Intro- Theme-
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