He can probably count more than 40 different kinds of birds, tell you and his peers what kind of bird each is and where it lives, the seasons in which it appears, and how it is used in a sacred ceremony. he may also have trouble writing his name on a piece of paper, but he knows how to say it and many other things in several different indian languages. medicine grizzlybear lake, "an indian father's plea" what purpose does the author's description of his son's tribal education serve in "an indian father's plea"? a. to prove the teacher has a fear of the american indian culture and is biased against wind-wolf b. to make the teacher understand that wind-wolf is intelligent but has learned things in a different way c. to let the teacher know that wind-wolf is a slow learner and the teacher should spend more time with him d. to show the teacher that wind-wolf is being brought up in the american indian culture and doesn't need school