Native Americans in popular culture media is the Lone Ranger's sidekick, Tonto, most famously portrayed by Native American actor Jay Silverheels. James Fenimore Cooper featured a character called "The Sagamore" in his novel "The Last of the Mohicans". Rick, the protagonist of Simon Spurrier's novel, "The Culled" (2006, book 1 of The Afterblight Chronicles), belongs to the Haudenosaunee people and is guided through crises by the sachem. Another character, named Hiawatha, saves Rick's life and advises him the Tadodaho have said Rick and Hiawatha are aligned. Throughout Sherman Alexie's poem, "How to Write the Great American Indian Novel" he states that all of the Indians
Paul Fenimore Cooper adventures he encounters on a quest to the land of Troom; "Island of the Lost" (1961), a non-fiction account of the Arctic expedition of Sir John Franklin, told within a "biography" of King William Island and the resident Eskimo; and "Dindle" (1964), a children's book about a dwarf who saves a kingdom from a dragon. "Tal" has had enduring popularity; it was reprinted in new editions in 1957 and 2001. Other sources: Paul Fenimore Cooper Paul Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1899 – January 20, 1970) was an American writer of children's books and non-fiction, some based on his travels. His