The article discusses how Fenimore Cooper's novel "Pioneers", which is a part of the "Leatherstocking Tales" pentalogy, represents Indians in the work. The author portrays Indians as friends of all living things, including plants and animals, in this piece. Indians are portrayed in the work as defenders of the natural world. The loyalty and friendship of the Indian character Chingachgook to Natty Bumppo serves as an example of how vital friendship is to Indians in general. Through this work, the author assumes the role of an advocate for Native Americans, as the Native people are portrayed favorably and a positive image is established for them.

Pioneers, Native people, Leatherstocking Tales

Buchholz, Douglas. (1989). Landownership and Represented of Social Conflict in the Pioneers. James Fenimore Cooper: His Country and his Art. State University of New York College at Oneonta, July. pp.94-102

Cooper, James Fenimore (2007). The Pioneers or the sources of the Susquetianna a descriptive tale. New York: Signet Classics

Lawrence, D.H. (1920). Studies in Classic American literature. London: Martin Secker.

Philbrick, Thomas. (1964). Coopers The Pioneers: Origins and Structure. PMLA, vol. 79(5), 579-593. doi: 10.2307/461144

Wallace Paul A.W. (1954). Cooper’s Indians. New York History. 35(4). pp.423-446. New York State Historical Association.