▁that ▁" every ▁Indian ▁out break ▁that ▁I ▁have ▁ever ▁known ▁has ▁resulted ▁from ▁broken ▁promises ▁and ▁broken ▁treat ies ▁by ▁the ▁government ." ▁ ▁C ody ▁supported ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁women . ▁He ▁said , ▁" What ▁we ▁want ▁to ▁do ▁is ▁give ▁women ▁even ▁more ▁liberty ▁than ▁they ▁have . ▁Let ▁them ▁do ▁any ▁kind ▁of ▁work ▁they ▁see ▁fit , ▁and ▁if ▁they ▁do ▁it ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁men , ▁give ▁them ▁the ▁same ▁pay ." ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁shows , ▁the ▁Indians ▁were ▁usually ▁dep icted ▁attack ing ▁stage co aches ▁and ▁w agon ▁trains ▁and ▁were ▁driven ▁off ▁by ▁cow bo ys ▁and ▁soldiers . ▁Many ▁family ▁members ▁tra ve led ▁with ▁the ▁men , ▁and ▁C ody ▁encourag ed ▁the ▁w ives ▁and ▁children ▁of ▁his ▁Native ▁American ▁perform ers ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁camp — as ▁they ▁would ▁in ▁their ▁hom el ands — as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁show . ▁He ▁wanted ▁the ▁pay ing ▁public ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁human ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁" f ier ce ▁war riors " ▁and ▁see ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁families ▁like ▁any ▁others ▁and ▁had ▁their ▁own ▁distinct ▁cult ures . ▁ ▁C ody ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁conservation ist ▁who ▁spoke ▁out ▁against ▁hide - h un ting ▁and ▁advoc ated ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁hunting ▁season . ▁ ▁C ody ▁as ▁a ▁Fre em ason ▁ ▁C ody ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁conc ord ant ▁bodies ▁of ▁Fre em ason ry , ▁the ▁frat ernal ▁organization , ▁having ▁been