Editing Buffalo Bill (section)

== Philosophy ==
As a frontier scout, Cody respected Native Americans and supported their [[Native American civil rights|civil rights]]. He employed many Native Americans, as he thought his show offered them good pay with a chance to improve their lives. He described them as "the former foe, present friend, the American" and once said, speaking of later events than the original frontier raids, that "every [[Indian Wars|Indian outbreak]] that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government."<ref name="Wilson" />

Cody supported the [[rights of women]].<ref name="Wilson" /> 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."<ref>Exhibit, [[National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame]], [[Fort Worth, Texas]].</ref> Women such as Annie Oakley and Calamity Jane had legendary roles in his show, and later in life Cody continued to hire and treat women fairly.<ref>{{cite web |title=Buffalo Bill. Champion of Women |url=https://www.codyyellowstone.org/press/buffalo-bill-cody-champion-of-women/ |website=Cody Yellowstone |date=October 12, 2018 |access-date=July 27, 2022}}</ref> Cody said in an interview in 1898, "Set that down in great big black type that Buffalo Bill favors woman suffrage… These fellows who prate about the women taking their places make me laugh… If a woman can do the same work that a man can do and do it just as well, she should have the same pay."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boissoneault |first1=Lorraine |title=Murder, Marriage and the Pony Express: Ten Things You Didn't Know About Buffalo Bill |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/murder-marriage-and-pony-express-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-buffalo-bill-180961736/ |website=Smithsonian Magazine |access-date=July 27, 2022}}</ref>

In his shows, the Indians were usually depicted attacking [[stagecoach]]es and [[wagon train]]s and were driven off by cowboys and soldiers. Many family members traveled with the men; Cody encouraged the wives and children of his Native American performers, as part of the show, to set up camp just as they would in their homelands. He wanted the paying public to see the human side of the "fierce warriors".<ref name="Wilson" />

Cody was known as a [[Conservation movement|conservationist]] who spoke out against hide-hunting and advocated the establishment of a [[hunting season]].<ref name="Wilson" />