He clearly wrote and published some highly negative comments. Did he ever
praise an Indigenous American, whether a fictional character or a real-life
person?

As we all know -- He was active and in the public eye in June, 1876 (Battle
of the Little Big Horn) and in December, 1890 (Wounded Knee Massacre).
'Wild West' shows were common before 1905. Certainly, once he returned to
residency in the US (during 1901) and was consulted by reporters for his
view on anything and everything. His anti-imperialist stance -- perhaps the
connection could be drawn -- was public from 1898 on, I believe.

DDD

On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 12:57 PM Scott Holmes <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> I recently queried about a note I found in "Heretical Fictions" on his
> apparent sympathy for "Indians" in his later decades.  I received a
> reference to a  masters Thesis from 1984 that argues he never actually
> hated Indians, he was only using them as a rhetorical device to
> criticize Western Civilization.  My opinion is that the vehemence of his
> comments belie this idea.  I posted a short essay on this on my personal
> website for those interested. https://bscottholmes.com/node/1909
>
> --
> /Unaffiliated Geographer and Twain aficionado/
>