American Indian Stories, Legends, and Other Writings
$36.03
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
25 February 2003
Summary
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 earl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780142437094 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0142437093 |
| Author: | Zitkala-Sa, Cathy N. Davidson, Ada Norris |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 25 February 2003 |
| Weight: | 215g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 130mm x 195mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Audience Age: | 17-17 |
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Zitkala-Sa
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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