Motif
Betrayed hidden helper
betrayed_hidden_helper
A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
native american plains
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Traditions of the Arikara FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES: / FOOTNOTES:; lines 7011-7038 confidence: high
The friend fears exposure because the Scalped-Man was only slightly wounded, had lived apart, and had done the killing and pony-capturing for which the friend had become chief.
A helper whose deeds made another man a chief becomes the target of that man's plan to capture him after the man fears exposure.
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