Zitkala-Sa

A wigwam of weather-stained canvas stood at the base of some irregularly ascending hills. A footpath wound its way gently down the sloping land till it reached the broad river bottom; creeping through the long swamp grasses that bent over it on either side,...

2020 Reprint of the 1921 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. American Indian Stories is a collection of childhood stories, allegorical fictions and essays written by Sioux writer and activist Zitkala-Sa. First published in 1921, the...

Ztkala-Sa was a Sioux Indian. She was one of the first to write down the stories of her tribe. The first group of stories is autobiographical. At eight she leaves on the Iron Horse to go to school in the East against her mother's...

This Native American history is a unique combination of autobiography and fiction which represents an attempt to merge cultural critique with aesthetic form, especially surrounding such fundamental matters as religion.Author: Zitkala-SaISBN-10: 151500466XISBN-13: 9781515004660Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/10/2015Pages: 88Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 9.02h x...

American Indian Stories (1921) is a collection of stories and essays from Yankton Dakota writer Zitkála-Sá. Published while Zitkála-Sá was at the height of her career as an artist and activist, American Indian Stories collects the author's personal experiences, the legends and stories passed...

American Indian Stories, first published in 1921, is a collection of childhood stories, allegorical fiction, and an essay. 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...

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...

Part autobiographical and part folkloric, these essays and stories by the Lakota Zitkala-Sa, or "Red Bird"-the pen name of Native American writer and activist GERTRUDE SIMMONS BONNIN (1876-1938)-are renowned for being among the first works of contemporary Native American history, culture, and experience to...

A unique combination of autobiography and fiction which represents an attempt to merge cultural critique with aesthetic form, especially surrounding such fundamental matters as religion.Author: Zitkala-SaISBN-10: 3732617599ISBN-13: 9783732617593Publisher: Salzwasser-Verlag GmbhLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/03/2017Pages: 90Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

American Indian Stories is a collection of autobiographical essays and short stories by Zitkala-Sa, a Native American woman who grew up on the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. First published in 1921, the book offers a powerful and poignant glimpse into the experiences...

Zitkála-Sá (1876-1938) (Red Bird), also known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, her missionary-given and later married name, was a Yankton Dakota writer, editor, translator, musician, educator, and political activist. She wrote several works chronicling her struggles with cultural identity and the pull between the majority...

Zitkala-Sa was an important and influential Yankton Dakota Sioux writer, educator, and political activist. Born in 1876 on a Sioux reservation in South Dakota, she spent her life working to bring the history and cultural concerns of Native Americans to the attention of the...

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 RoomThis accessible and affordable volume combines two essential collections by Sioux author Zitkala-Sa. American...

American Indian Stories details the hardships encountered by the Yankton Dakota writer Zitkala-Sa and other Native Americans in missionary and manual labour schools. The autobiographical details contrast her early life on the Yankton Indian Reservation and her time as a student at White's Manual...

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...

LARGE PRINT EDITION . American Indian Stories (1921) is a collection of stories and essays from Yankton Dakota writer Zitkála-Sá. Published while Zitkála-Sá was at the height of her career as an artist and activist, American Indian Stories collects the author's personal experiences, the...

Author: Zitkala-SaISBN-10: 0977795527ISBN-13: 9780977795529Publisher: South Dakota State Historical SocietyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2007Pages: 40Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.49lbsSize: 8.66h x 6.79w x 0.36dAward: Moonbeam Children's Book Award - Bronze Medal WinnerReview Citation(s): School Library Journal 03/01/2008 pg. 180Foreword 04/14/2008

"Hafen has done a great service to the study of American Indian literature by collecting in one book several published and unpublished pieces. . . . A wonderful and enlightening collection."--ChoiceZitkala-Sa (Red Bird) (1876-1938), also known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, was one of the...

Impressions Of An Indian Childhood is a memoir written by Zitkala-Sa, a Native American woman who was born and raised on the Yankton Sioux reservation in South Dakota in the late 1800s. The book is a collection of autobiographical essays that chronicle Zitkala-Sa's experiences...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

My mission done, I ran back, skipping and jumping with delight. All out of breath, I told my mother almost the exact words of the answers to my invitation. Frequently she asked, "What were they doing when you entered their tepee?" This taught me...

Gertrude Simmons Bonnin (1876-1938), better known by her pen name, Zitkala-Sa, was a Native American writer, editor, musician, teacher and political activist. She was born and raised on the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota by her mother. Zitkala-Sa lived a traditional lifestyle until...

Author: Zitkala-SaISBN-10: 1981733671ISBN-13: 9781981733675Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/21/2017Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.08d

Old Indian Legends (1901) is a collection of traditional stories from Yankton Dakota writer Zitkála-Sá. Published while Zitkála-Sá was just beginning her career as an artist and activist, Old Indian Legends collects fourteen traditional legends and stories passed down through Sioux oral tradition. Intending...

Early in the twentieth century, a Sioux woman named Zitkala-Sa published these fourteen Native legends that she had learned during her own childhood on the Yankton Reservation. Her writing talent, developed during her education back east, was put to good use in recording from...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Old Indian Legends is a classic collection of Native American folklore stories by the Native American author and activist, Zitkala-Sa. This fine book is a tremendous repository of Native American culture and Native American mythology. Zitkála-Sá, also known by her missionary and married names...

"I beg of you make me into a bird with green and purple feathers like yours " implored Iktomi, tired now of playing the brave in beaded buckskins. The peacock then spoke to Iktomi: "I have a magic power." My touch will change you...

The book Old Indian Legends, written by Yankton Dakota author Zitkala-Sa, is a compilation of Sioux folktales. She wished to keep alive the folktales of her people. This book is made up of 14 legends, according to the University of Virginia Library Electronic Text...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Author: Zitkala-SaISBN-10: 3368285742ISBN-13: 9783368285746Publisher: Outlook VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/21/2022Pages: 78Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.19d

Author: Zitkala-SaISBN-10: 3368285750ISBN-13: 9783368285753Publisher: Outlook VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/21/2022Pages: 78Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.63lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d

LARGE PRINT EDITION . In the mythology of the Lakota and other Oceti Sakowin peoples, Iktomi is a spider-trickster spirit and cultural hero. In the vast wilderness of the American Midwest, Iktomi experiences a series of humorous and instructive trials that illuminate humanity's relationship...