Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.Title`The only good Indian is a dead Indian.'AuthorsMieder, WolfgangAbstractTraces the history of the proverb `The only good Indian is a dead Indian,' it's dissemination, meaning and variation to the present day. Frequency in American literature, mass media and oral speech; Stereotypes in proverbs.SubjectsPROVERBS -- History &; criticism; NATIVE American folklorePublicationJournal of American Folklore, 1993, Vol 106, Issue 419, p38ISSN0021-8715Publication typeArticleDOI10.2307/541345