# Captain Lute North — The Life of Buffalo Bill character guide

> Captain Lute North in The Life of Buffalo Bill by William F. Cody.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Captain North, North

**First appearance:** 0020-xviii-scouting

## Who they are

Commander of the Pawnee scouts and brother to Major North, he leads Native trackers whose skills and loyalties complicate the brutal arithmetic of the Indian Wars.

## In the story

### [A Desperate Fight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_buffalo_bill_se/chapters/xxii-a-desperate-fight)

Identifies returning Pawnees as friendly and explains their victory celebration.

### [Hunting Expedition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_life_of_buffalo_bill_se/chapters/xxiv-hunting-expedition)

Assists Cody in executing the joke on McCarthy by leading a group of Pawnees.

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