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Luther Standing Bear Analysis
Luther Standing Bear observed the White men treat his family, nature, horribly. As detailed in the guided reading, the White men cut down many trees and destroyed dams, belonging to beavers. The White men caused great destruction among nature and its habitants, while Luther Standing Bear watched in anguish. Luther Standing Bear felt nature was as close to him as his wife and children, but the White men, according to their actions, felt nature was an awful bother. William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody is a prime example. Buffalo Bill was a White man and, according to his actions, he felt only bison were important in nature. Buffalo Bill slaughtered a vast amount of bison over a period of one year to feed his construction crew and interrupted
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