Nati Bumpo sounds like what you get if you fall on your bottom while you're drinking too much Nati like. There are some things this book is dealing with that we probably have moved on from, but it's still there. Happy 200th birthday to pioneers.
Natty Bumppo is here to guide you through the wilderness of a Canonical White Guy's famous adventure tale. Maybe he can help us track down why it became the template for some less-than-helpful stereotypes based on dubious historical records.