Feeling the hostility of the Native Americans, Ah Meow, who had been staying in Li Du's backpack, crawled out and showed his upper body. He waved his front paws and howled non-stop, as if he was a war monger.
Seeing Ah Meow, a few of the Native Americans showed expressions of interest and pointed at him with passionate eyes.
Li Du knew this kind of look very well. Previously, when he was hunting in the national forest, he had encountered the Comanche Native Americans led by Harris, and they had also shown the same look.
Because the ocelot was brave and good at fighting in the jungle, many Native Americans saw it as a totem. Some rich Native Americans liked to keep ocelots as pets.
Of course, other ocelots were not as powerful as Ah Meow, and they were not as smart.
To avoid unnecessary conflict, Li Du stuffed Ah Meow back into his backpack.
As a result, Crispy Noodles popped his head out again and waved his paws at the Native Americans, howling a few times.
Li Du had to press him back down again and said sternly, "Don't come out, stay in there!"
Ah Meow continued to wave his paws and howl. He wanted to go out and stand up for Li Du, but the backpack was small. As he waved his paws left and right, he finally kicked Crispy Noodles.
Crispy Noodles scratched his paw in dissatisfaction. Ah Meow was angry. The fight had not started outside, but the little guy in the backpack had almost started fighting.
Li Du was depressed. He took out a small piece of dried fish for Ah Meow and a few raisins for Crispy Noodles.
With each having something to eat, the two little guys quieted down.
A few minutes later, Hans rushed over with Big Quinn. Seeing that Li Du and Godzilla were surrounded by people, Big Quinn rushed into the crowd and shouted, "What do you guys want?"
The surrounding Native American Indians retreated with fear on their faces. Big Quinn's appearance, expression, and size were too lethal.
Behind them, a few more Native Americans rushed over. They were all strong men and were equally aggressive. Seeing these people, a few of the Native Americans who had been a little afraid of Big Quinn's arrival became domineering again and surrounded them again.
Li Du asked, "What's going on?"
Hans smiled bitterly. "Did they see those two feathers of yours? D * mn, I should have left them. "
Li Du thought for a moment and said, "Yes, they became like this after seeing the feathers. What exactly happened?"
Hans said, "Our feathers represent the friendship of the Hopi, and the people here are the Navajo. Both sides are mortal enemies. Do you understand?"
The Hopi had always regarded land as the most sacred thing, as agriculture was a very important part of their culture. Without land, there would naturally be no agriculture.
Then, their neighbor was the Navajo Tribe. Neither tribe had the concept of defining and dividing land, so they had been living on the land where their ancestors had once lived.
On December 16, 1882, President Chester Allen Arthur passed an executive order "Creation of the Hopi Reservation" to help the Hopi to have a piece of land of their own.
However, this reservation was too small compared to the Navajo reservation, which was the largest Native American reservation in the United States.
Not only was the territory small, but the sad thing was that according to the territorial division given by the government, the Hopi's territory was right in the middle of the Navajo Reservation, which was about half the size of the Navajo village.
The purpose of setting up the reservation was to prevent white settlers from invading. From then on, except for the Hopi, no one else could settle on this land and open up fields.
However, this did not prevent the Hopi from being threatened by the Navajo, especially since both tribes did not have the habit of accurately dividing land boundaries.
Small territory and lack of resources meant that the Hopi had a small population. Among the Native American tribes, where population was the key to combat power, the Hopi were naturally not a match for the Navajo.
Therefore, the Hopi had no choice but to give in. However, they did not bow down to their mortal enemy, the Navajo. Instead, they sought help from the United States government.
In 1851, the United States government built a fort in Arizona and stationed troops in the Navajo territory to contain their threat to the Hopi.
The Navajo were aggressive. Even when facing the United States government, they did not retreat and still chose to fight against the Hopi.
This action angered the United States government. They arrested the local Navajo and locked them up in the fort, forcing them not to bully the Hopi.
Under such a high-handed and iron-fisted policy, the Navajo had to give up on using force to bully the Hopi. Both sides entered a period of peace.
In fact, rather than saying that it was peace, it was more like the Navajo did not take the initiative to invade the Hopi's land. If the Hopi entered their land, they would still be mercilessly attacked.
Hans explained everything to Li Du, and Li Du understood what was going on. This was a fight between the immortals, and the little ones would suffer the consequences. It was like the fish in the moat caught in a fire at the city gates.
He was shocked and said, "It is already the 21st century, the information age, an era of peace. Are there still racial conflicts here?"
Hans snorted, "These barbarians have not entered the information age. They don't care about the Internet. They still see the land as their lifeline."
At this time, a Native American in his sixties walked out and said in a serious tone, "Are you friends of the cowards from the north?"
Hans explained, "The Hopi are the Hopi. Their territory is in the north. Because they sought help from the government, the Navajo called them cowards."
Li Du did not want to cause trouble, so he said, "Maybe there is a misunderstanding between us. We have nothing to do with the Hopi —"
"Don't say that name," a Native American shouted. "They are the cowards from the north!"
The old Native American waved his hand to stop his impulsive subordinates. He gave the tour guide a look and said a few words in the tribe's language.
The tour guide reluctantly got into the car and used English to calm the panicking tourists. Then he drove the four-wheeled guided vehicle and left.
Without the tourists restraining them, the Native Americans became more arrogant.
The old Native American said, "We Navajo are not like the cowards from the north. We are weak and uncivilized. Young man, you can burn their pheasant feathers and then you can leave this place."
Li Du said, "What right do you have to force us? Sir, I have paid the entrance fee and tour guide fee. I will not burn the pheasant feathers, and I will not leave in silence! "
Hans quickly gave him a look. F * ck, brother, this is not the time to be tough!
He said in a low voice, "When we get back, we will go online and scold these sons of b * tches. Forget it now. Just admit defeat and save your lives first!"
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