Zitkala Sa: 19 books

2 works of Zitkala-SaSioux writer, editor, musician, teacher and political activist (1876-1938) This ebook presents a collection of 2 works of Zitkala-Sa. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents:- American Indian stories- Old Indian Legends

"Whether your interest in Sioux folklore is great or small, you will find this a fascinating book to devour. Pick up a copy today and be thrilled." — The Reading Room This accessible and affordable volume combines two essential collections by Sioux author Zitkala-Sa. American Indian Stories...

Born on South Dakota's Yankton Reservation in 1876, Zitkala-Sa felt "as free as the wind that blew my hair, and no less spirited than a bounding deer." At the age of 8, she traded her freedom for the iron discipline of a Quaker boarding school. Forever afterward, the Lakota Sioux author...

A thought-provoking collection of searing prose from a Sioux woman that covers race, identity, assimilation, and perceptions of Native American culture Zitkala-Sa wrestled with the conflicting influences of American Indian and white culture throughout her life. Raised on a Sioux reservation,...

American Indian Stories (1921) is remarkable for being perhaps the first literary work by a Native-American woman created without the mediation of a non-Native interpreter, or collaborator. Zitkala-Sa vividly articulates her disillusionment with the harshness of American-Indian boarding schools and the...

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.American Indian Stories (1921) is remarkable for being perhaps the first literary work by a Native-American woman created without the mediation of a non-Native interpreter, or collaborator. Zitkala-Sa vividly articulates...

Old Indian Legends Zitkala-Sa, sioux writer, editor, musician, teacher and political activist (1876-1938) This ebook presents «Old Indian Legends», from Zitkala-Sa. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About...

American Indian Stories is a collection of childhood stories, allegorical fictions and essays written by Sioux writer and activist Zitkala-Ša. American Indian Stories details the hardships encountered by Zitkala-Ša and other Native Americans in the missionary and manual labour schools designed...

Zitkala-Sa was a 19th century Sioux author and activist. Old Indian Legends is a collection of Native American tales you compiled during trips to various reservations.

**Zitkala-Sa was a 19th century Sioux author and activist, and this is a collection of Native American tales he compiled during trips to various reservations. **    Among Native American tribes, the Sioux are one of the best known and most important. Participants in some of the most...

**Zitkala-Sa was a 19th century Sioux author and activist, and this is a collection of Native American tales he compiled during trips to various reservations. **    Among Native American tribes, the Sioux are one of the best known and most important. Participants in some of the most...

OLD INDIAN LEGENDS  Retold By Zitkala-Sa Contents IKTOMI AND THE DUCKS IKTOMI'S BLANKET IKTOMI AND THE MUSKRAT IKTOMI AND THE COYOTE IKTOMI AND THE FAWN THE BADGER AND THE BEAR THE TREE-BOUND SHOOTING OF THE RED EAGLE IKTOMI AND THE TURTLE DANCE IN A BUFFALO SKULL THE TOAD AND THE BOY IYA, THE CAMP-EATER MANSTIN, THE RABBIT THE WARLIKE SEVEN  

Under an open sky, nestling close to the earth, the old Dakota story-tellers have told these legends time and again. While it is easy to recognise such legends without difficulty, the renderings may vary in little incidents. Here, Zitkala-Sa has tried to transplant the native spirit of these tales...

A groundbreaking Dakota author and activist chronicles her refusal to assimilate into nineteenth-century white society and her mission to preserve her culture—with an introduction by Layli Long Soldier, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award for Whereas Bright...