American Indian Stories
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (646 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1420944711 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"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" according to C. Ayres. Well-written book in the Native American tradition.. "Four Stars" according to Katherine Brennan. Very good stories.
In "American Indian Stories" (1921), her most famous work, Zitkala-Sa draws upon her experience as a Native American child faced with the reality of cultural submission. These stories and tales create an intimate portrait of the rich cultural history of the American Indian, and double as source material from one of America's most successful Native American activists.. Born on a Sioux reservation in South Dakota, she spent her life as an activist working to bring the history and cultural concerns of Native Americans to the broader public. A collection of fiction and non-fiction, "American Indian Stories" explores the pressures Native Americans faced to assimilate to white American culture. Zitkala-Sa later established and presided over the National Council of American Indians, helping to further the interests of American Indians. Zitkala-Sa (1876-1938) was a pioneering voice in the movement for Native American rights