Putting it all Together Page 531
Native American accounts in the late nineteenth century in reality embraced and readily adopted modern technology, as well as created agricultural based societies mirroring early English colonies due to a decrease in wildlife populations; however, in contrast myths arose among greed ridden Americans attempting to expand westward in which Native American tribes were portrayed as primitive and hostile beings that would suffer extinction due to the inability to prosper in modern times which spurred propaganda and led to the eventual devastation of many formerly expansive Native American tribes. Following the presidency of Polk westward expansion and Manifest Destiny ideals fled the nation and encouraged many …show more content…
This may be evident by "Touring Indian Country" which demonstrates the rural agriculture scene in Native American Tribes near Wyoming and Montana, similar to that of the small American farming towns. The similarity allows contemporary citizens to have believed in the safety of traveling west through the depiction of a scene similar to that of home. The authors of this article as advertisers for the Northern Pacific Railroad were likely biased in creating this serene image because in hopes to increase customers and ultimately their own salaries they would have to depict a safe and alluring environment that welcomed the families that were on the fence about traveling westward. This article also develops a sense of progress within tribes which counteracts the popular "vanishing" ideals and instead reveals improvement from nomadic days, which now rendered an unstable food supply to the development of agriculture and immersion of modern tools and commodities (source 3) . In addition, although Lewis Henry Morgan ranks a few Native American tribes in rather lower rankings he in his study features the undeniable fact that each tribe was increasing whether from outside sources or their own evolution and notes tribes that have significantly risen to a upper and middle status and have adopted major …show more content…
For example, Bill Cody 's advertisement suggests a war driven savage nation that promotes the termination of natives in order to invoke safety in the west. Bill Cody in order to produce adequate sales from his shows was likely biased because conflict and a sense of good verses evil is a constant theme that is beloved by audiences, therefore allowing Cody a great income with the fabrication of these "true" events. Cody 's image also helps fuel the "vanishing" ideal by depicting inferior beings with premodern attire and weapons which deem subordinate to his superior arms and textiles (source1). It would be helpful to see a diary of a traveler who made contact with various Native American tribes along a journey west in order to truly judge the fiction behind Bill Cody 's depictions. This depiction contrasts the tranquil modern images depicted by Morgan, Käsebier, and the Northern Pacific Railroad company which rendered Cody 's depiction into the question of its truth and instead seem to. Illuminate the false nature of his remarks in order to satisfy the views of the general public who without first hand knowledge were taught of the savage nature of Native Americans in order to satisfy the need of American
Native American accounts in the late nineteenth century in reality embraced and readily adopted modern technology, as well as created agricultural based societies mirroring early English colonies due to a decrease in wildlife populations; however, in contrast myths arose among greed ridden Americans attempting to expand westward in which Native American tribes were portrayed as primitive and hostile beings that would suffer extinction due to the inability to prosper in modern times which spurred propaganda and led to the eventual devastation of many formerly expansive Native American tribes. Following the presidency of Polk westward expansion and Manifest Destiny ideals fled the nation and encouraged many …show more content…
This may be evident by "Touring Indian Country" which demonstrates the rural agriculture scene in Native American Tribes near Wyoming and Montana, similar to that of the small American farming towns. The similarity allows contemporary citizens to have believed in the safety of traveling west through the depiction of a scene similar to that of home. The authors of this article as advertisers for the Northern Pacific Railroad were likely biased in creating this serene image because in hopes to increase customers and ultimately their own salaries they would have to depict a safe and alluring environment that welcomed the families that were on the fence about traveling westward. This article also develops a sense of progress within tribes which counteracts the popular "vanishing" ideals and instead reveals improvement from nomadic days, which now rendered an unstable food supply to the development of agriculture and immersion of modern tools and commodities (source 3) . In addition, although Lewis Henry Morgan ranks a few Native American tribes in rather lower rankings he in his study features the undeniable fact that each tribe was increasing whether from outside sources or their own evolution and notes tribes that have significantly risen to a upper and middle status and have adopted major …show more content…
For example, Bill Cody 's advertisement suggests a war driven savage nation that promotes the termination of natives in order to invoke safety in the west. Bill Cody in order to produce adequate sales from his shows was likely biased because conflict and a sense of good verses evil is a constant theme that is beloved by audiences, therefore allowing Cody a great income with the fabrication of these "true" events. Cody 's image also helps fuel the "vanishing" ideal by depicting inferior beings with premodern attire and weapons which deem subordinate to his superior arms and textiles (source1). It would be helpful to see a diary of a traveler who made contact with various Native American tribes along a journey west in order to truly judge the fiction behind Bill Cody 's depictions. This depiction contrasts the tranquil modern images depicted by Morgan, Käsebier, and the Northern Pacific Railroad company which rendered Cody 's depiction into the question of its truth and instead seem to. Illuminate the false nature of his remarks in order to satisfy the views of the general public who without first hand knowledge were taught of the savage nature of Native Americans in order to satisfy the need of American