The Last Frontier (Ariane)
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MAIN IDEAS
PEOPLE (& their roles)
NUMBERS
1878: the date of the story. It is a little time after the Indian Appropiations Act, which forced the N.As to live in Réservations from 1871
The governement forces the N.As to leave in reservations
PLACES
Oklahoma [ = the Indian territoy: "a country of our own, a land of meadows and mountains and tall pine forests" (Little Wolf)]
Washington ( = place where the American government is established)
Wyoming (Native Americans ' home)
Ariane Brun
Two Cheyenne chiefs: Dull Knife & Little Wolf
Agent John Miles
Guerrier
The Cheyenne tribe wants to leave this place because much people die since they are here
N.As want to go back their land (Wyoming)
He is in charge of the agency for the Cheyenne (a tribe).
He translates what the N.As say.
They take decisions for all N.As and speak for all of them.
Two Cheynne chiefs asked Agent John Miles to leave the reservations
Agent John Miles refuses the request, because he obeys the government's decisions: they have to stay there.
The two Cheyenne chiefs ask Agent John Miles to let them go to Washington to get permission to leave the reservations.