It is notable how Native American folklore such as Winnebago Trickster tales influenced later works by African Americans. An example would be Br’er Rabbit. In Sandra K. Barringer’s Essay Br'er Rabbit and His Cherokee Cousin: Moving Beyond the Appropriation Paradigm she argues that “African American Br’er Rabbit is a uniquely American creation by the transmission of stories by from a variety of African cultures, by contact with Native American communities, and by the subsequent evolution of tales to reflect unique aspects of the slave experience in the American South.” (Brenan, 103). Her argument that Br’er Rabbit was in part influenced by Native American mythology is valid. Many Africans would take refuge or assimilate with the Native American
