Dances with Wolves : Realistic that Souix would not have known what a gun was in 1864?

Realistic that Souix would not have known what a gun was in 1864?

The movie makes it seem that they don't know what a gun is or how to use one. Guns had been traded with the plains Indians since the 1500s with the French. Seem very unlikely that they did not have guns.

Re: Realistic that Souix would not have known what a gun was in 1864?

I don't think they 'didn't know what a gun was', it's that they didn't know how to use them effectively.

When Dances with Wolves said 'I have guns at the fort' it wasn't like they went 'ooh, fire stick' or 'what's a gun?' - they knew exactly what he was offering, but didn't have any.

I dont think it's a big stretch. Some would have had access to guns, but if you have a gun you have to get access to ammunition. Bows and arrows are readily able to be manufactured.

Re: Realistic that Souix would not have known what a gun was in 1864?

ya I am not sure what you are talking about...

the first celebration where the Souix killed white people in retaliation for some natives being killed they fired off guns in celebration... (the scene where coster says he could not celebrate or even sleep close to them)

how did you miss this???? the problem wasn't that they didn't understand "boom sticks", it was that they thought Costner wouldn't get back with the guns in time to fight off the attack.....

did we even watch the same movie???
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