"American Indian Stories" by Zitkala-Sa is a powerful set of personal essays, casting light on one Indigenous woman's journey through a changing America. The book paints a picture, using Zitkala-Sa's own life story, of the challenges faced by Native Americans during the early 1900s. We see her childhood filled with the love of family and connection to nature, shadowed by the growing impact of white settlers. Through her memories, we witness the push and pull between holding onto traditional Dakota Sioux ways and adapting to Western culture and education, along with deeply felt grief for lost tribal lands and ways of life.
American Indian Stories
By Zitkala-Sa
A Dakota Sioux woman recounts her life caught between the traditions of her people and the transforming world of white settlers, revealing a story of cultural conflict, family bonds, and enduring spirit.
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Folklore Biographies Culture/Civilization/Society History - American Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal
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2003-12-01
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About the AuthorZitkala-Ša, also Zitkála-Šá, was a Yankton Dakota writer, editor, translator, musician, educator, and political activist. She was also known by her Anglicized and married name, Gertrude Simmons Bonnin. She wrote several works chronicling her struggles with cultural identity, and the pull between the majority culture in which she was educated, and the Dakota culture into which she was born and raised. Her later books were among the first works to bring traditional Native American stories to a widespread white English-speaking readership.
Zitkala-Ša, also Zitkála-Šá, was a Yankton Dakota writer, editor, translator, musician, educator, and political activist. She was also known by her Anglicized and married name, Gertrude Simmons Bonnin. She wrote several works chronicling her struggles with cultural identity, and the pull between the majority culture in which she was educated, and the Dakota culture into which she was born and raised. Her later books were among the first works to bring traditional Native American stories to a widespread white English-speaking readership.
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