American Indian Stories, Legends, and Other Writings

A thought-provoking collection of searing prose from a Dakota Sioux woman that covers race, identity, assimilation, and...
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Author: Zitkala-Sa
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American Indian Stories, Legends, and Other Writings by Zitkala-Sa

American Indian Stories, Legends, and Other Writings

$26.00

American Indian Stories, Legends, and Other Writings

$26.00
Author: Zitkala-Sa
Format: Paperback
Language: English
A thought-provoking collection of searing prose from a Dakota Sioux woman that covers race, identity, assimilation, and perceptions of Native American culture

Zitkala-Sa (also known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin) wrestled with the conflicting influences of American Indian and white culture throughout her life. Raised on a Sioux reservation, she was educated at boarding schools that enforced assimilation and was witness to major events in white-Indian relations in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Tapping her troubled personal history, Zitkala-Sa created stories that illuminate the tragedy and complexity of the American Indian experience. In evocative prose laced with political savvy, she forces new thinking about the perceptions, assumptions, and customs of both Sioux and white cultures and raises issues of assimilation, identity, and race relations that remain compelling today.

Author: Zitkala-Sa
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 02/25/2003
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780142437094
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/15/2003 pg. 1260

About the Author
Zitkala-Sa (1876-1938) was born Gertrude Simmons at the Yankton Reservation in South Dakota. Writer, teacher, and activist, she was editor of American Indian Magazine and founder of the National Council of American Indians, the tribal advocacy group that she led until her death.


Cathy N. Davidson teaches English at Duke University, where she is Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies.


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