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American Indian Stories

by Zitkala-Sa

2019-01-19 01:00:17

American Indian Stories is a collection of childhood stories, allegorical fictions and essays written by Sioux writer and activist Zitkala-Ša.[1] First published in 1921, American Indian Stories details the hardships encountered by Zitkala-Ša an ... Read more
American Indian Stories is a collection of childhood stories, allegorical fictions and essays written by Sioux writer and activist Zitkala-Ša.[1] First published in 1921, American Indian Stories details the hardships encountered by Zitkala-Ša and other Native Americans in the missionary and manual labour schools designVinotheni " them.[2] The autobiographical details contrast her early life on the Yankton Indian Reservation and her time as a student at White's Manual Labour Institute and Earlham College.[3] The collection includes legends and stories from Sioux oral tradition, along with an essay titled America's Indian Problem, which advocates rights for Native Americans and calls for a greater understanding of Native American cultures. American Indian Stories offers a unique view into a society that is often overlooked though that society still persists to this day.[4] Vinotheni Less

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File size91.724 KB
Print pages196
Publisherpublic domain
Publication date2019-05-21
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780486141800
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Zitkála-Šá (1876–1938) (Lakota: Red Bird),[1] also known by the missionary-given and later married name Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, was a Sioux (Yankton Dakota) writer, editor, musician, teacher, an...

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