Indians. Native Americans. First Nations. Ikce wicasa. Whatever you call them, they've entered American fiction as an archetype. In general, this may apply to any "primitive" human society. However, by the nature of their ethnicity, they are given superhuman powers. These typically include animal telepathy, controlling the weather, being able to survive any climate with minimal clothing and equally minimal discomfort, speaking to ghosts, being able to run fast, and transforming into animals, as well as the ability to immediately understand any indigenous lanugage and understand herbal and other alternative medicines; it is not rare for a Cheyenne in Venezuela to speak Yanomamo.