Red Hunters and the Animal People

"Red Hunters and the Animal People" by Charles A. Eastman is a collection of stories portraying the deep relationship between Native Americans and the animal world at the start of the 1900s. It shows how the Sioux and other Native people are connected to animals that they believe are connected to them, full of the ideas and traditions of their way of life. The book is about the experiences of hunters and their meetings with different animals, which shows a real understanding of nature through admiration and common sense. An opening story describes a mother puma, worried about how she can find food for her young, and highlights her strong feelings for her cubs, as well as how she is aware of dangers from people and animals. The hunt for a deer and the mother's need to protect her family includes fighting a grizzly bear, which shows problems with staying alive and how animals have human qualities, as well as love and focus on what they want to do.