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Bingo Van/American Horse In the short stories “The Bingo Van”, and “American Horse” both written by Louise Erdrich, the two main characters Lipsha and Buddy are both Chippewa young men struggling to understand their heritages. It seems evident that Lipsha may be the grown version of little Buddy. In the “Bingo Van”, Lipsha is overcome with a want for material things. His greed takes over his life and causes him to lose his power for healing. He becomes so enamoured with winning the van, that all of his ti