American Indian Stories, Legends, and Other Writings - Paperback
by Zitkala-Sa
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Availability:In StockContributor:Zitkala-Sa, Cathy N. Davidson (Editor), Ada Norris (Editor)Series:Penguin ClassicsAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2003-02-25Pages:320
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780142437094ISBN-10:142437093UPC:9780142437094Book Category:Social Science, Poetry, FictionBook Subcategory:Folklore & MythologySize:7.70 x 5.10 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCD1289ZGN
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 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...
Series: Penguin Classics
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin ClassicsISBN-13:9780142437094ISBN-10:142437093UPC:9780142437094Book Category:Social Science, Poetry, FictionBook Subcategory:Folklore & MythologySize:7.70 x 5.10 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCD1289ZGN
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.
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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