Namely, Euro-America, which was in this time period all but separated from Indian contact through reservation segregation, came to view all Indians as Plains Indians, and to view our resulting relationship with the Indians as friendly. This wasn’t the case, of course, but the dramatization was apparently convincing.
Hollywood (and other American media) simply went on to pick up the stereotypes right where Buffalo Bill left off.
It is this misinformed Euro-American mindset that was transferred to our national Thanksgiving holiday traditions, and that has been carried on to this day.
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Posted September 3, 2009 by Admin under Fun Facts
