Illuminating the tragedy and complexity of the American Indian experience, this volume collects the finest stories and nonfiction writings by a Native American author and activist.
Illuminating the tragedy and complexity of the American Indian experience, this volume collects the finest stories and nonfiction writings by a Native...
American Indian Stories, first published in 1921, is a collection of childhood stories, allegorical fiction, and an essay. One of the most famous Sioux writers and activists of the modern era, Zitkala-Sa (Gertrude Bonnin) recalled legends and tales from oral tradition and used experiences from her life and community to educate others about the Yankton Sioux. Determined, controversial, and visionary, she creatively worked to bridge the gap between her own culture and mainstream American society and advocated for Native rights on a national level. Susan Rose Dominguez provides a new...
American Indian Stories, first published in 1921, is a collection of childhood stories, allegorical fiction, and an essay. One of the most famo...
Ztkala-Sa was a Sioux Indian. She was one of the first to write down the stories of her tribe. The first group of stories is autobiographical. At eight she leaves on the Iron Horse to go to school in the East against her mother's objections. She later becomes a teacher. The book concludes with stories of her family's oral history and traditions.
Ztkala-Sa was a Sioux Indian. She was one of the first to write down the stories of her tribe. The first group of stories is autobiographical. At eigh...
