American Indian Stories
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (734 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0803299176 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 196 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Susan Rose Dominguez provides a new introduction to this edition.. 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. American Indian Stories, first published in 1921, is a collection of childhood stories, allegorical fiction, and an essay
"Very interesting memoir of a Native American woman who became" according to Connie White. Very interesting memoir of a Native American woman who became not only well educated, but also publicly and politically active.. Wonderful Well-written book in the Native American tradition.. Katherine Brennan said Four Stars. Very good stories.
The first set of stories in this collection is autobiographical. Zitkala-sa, renamed Gertrude Simmons by Catholic missionaries, was one of the first Sioux women to write the stories and traditions of her people. The son in The Sioux must kill twice to save his father from starvation. Although Zitkala-sa goes on to become a teacher, she never stops questioning "whether real life or long-lasting death lies beneath this semblance of white civilization." The second half of the book contains stories based on her family's tradition of oral history. Zitkala-sa describes living in her mother's wigwam on the Yankton Reservation at the edge of the Miss
Zitkala-Sa (1876–1938) is also the author of Old Indian Legends and Dreams and Thunder: Stories, Poems, and “The Sun Dance Opera,” both published by the University of Nebraska Press. Susan Rose Dominguez is an affiliate scholar of history at Oberlin College.