The Comparison of Chanuka and Neosho

Although Chanuka and Neosho are from different tribes they share many characteristics. Chanuka is an Ojibway Indian and Neosho is a Dakota Indian. Both Indian boys wear moccasins. Also Chanuka and Neosho know the land and the animals that are on it. Both Indian boys know what land they have to stay on so the don’t wage war ageist each other’s tribes. Both the Indian boys hunt for animals so they can eat and make their homes. Both boys belong to an Indian tribe, and both tribes have different types of canoes for going on the water.
Because Chanuka and Neosho come from different tribes, they have different actions and beliefs. Even though both of the Indian boys ware moccasins for their feet, Chanuka’s moccasins look different the Neosho’s because Neosho’s are look plane, but Chanuka’s are decorated with beads. Both boys know the territory that they need to stay on, but Chanuka stays on the land and Neosho does not stay on his land, that's how he got hurt. Chanuka and Neosho both respect animals, but Chanuka knows the animals that live in the area that he lives in and same for Neosho. Chanuka understands the habits of the moose, while Neosho dose not. Both Indians knows how to paddle a canoe, but their canoes look different because they come from different Indian tribes. Chanuka’s canoe has a frame, but Neosho’s is just a hallowed out tree. Both boys are alike and different.

Summary

   One day as Chanuka was gliding in his canoe across the swamp, he saw Dakota Indian canoe. To his surprise he found an unconscious Dakota boy. Chanuka finds it in his heart to help the injured boy, whom he suspects that the boy was attacked by a large moose. After Chanuka nurses the boy back to health, he learns the boy’s name is Neosho. Chanuka and Neosho become friends and spend five days together while Neosho heals, then Chanuka takes Neosho back to his Ojibwa tribe. As he paddles onto the beach were the tribe is camped everyone stared at him. The tribe elders tell Chanuka that he has a mission to go to the Dakota village and see if their buffalo hunt was successful, and if it was the Ojibwas will not go on a war path against the Dakota in the spring. When they arrive at the Dakota village Chanuka goes through the houses looking for something to prove that he had indeed been to the Dakota village.The next thing that Chanuka knows is he is going to be in the buffalo dance. The Buffalo Dance is to welcome home the hunters from their hunt. Neosho shares his moccasins with Chanuka to help conceal his identity. After the dance Chanuka and Neosho part their ways. But every day Neosho can look at Chanuka’s Moccasins on a branch just outside of his house to remind him of Chanuka. It is nice to see that two Indian boys from rival tribes can put that aside to become friends.