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The quote that provides textual evidence for the idea that Mary Mapes Dodge considered Native Americans to be at fault for hostilities on the frontier is "There were certain dances among the Indians performed by the warriors, before going either to battle or to the hunt."
We are talking about the story "Po-No-Kha. And Indian Tale of Long Ago," written by Mary Mapes Dodge in 1903.
Mary E. Mapes (1831-1905) was a United States writer that focused on writing stories for children. She worked many years for the "St. Nicholas Magazine," specialized in the young and children literature. The magazine was so important and the personality of Mary so charming, that renowned writers of the time accepted to collaborate with her in the publication. We are talking about famous writers such as Tennyson, Mark Twain, and Elizabeth Stwetar Phelps.
