American Indian stories / Zitkála-Šá, introduction by Layli Long Soldier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zitkala-S̈a, 1876-1938, author.

Contributor:

Long Soldier, Layli, writer of introduction.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zitkala-S̈a, 1876-1938.

Zitkala-S̈a.

Yankton women--Biography.

Yankton women.

Yankton Indians--Social conditions.

Yankton Indians.

Yankton Indians--Government relations.

Social conditions.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 134 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Modern Library, [2019]

Summary:

"Bright and carefree, Zitkála-Sá grows up on the Yankton Sioux reservation in South Dakota with her mother until Quaker missionaries arrive, offering a free education to all Sioux children. The catch: the children must leave their parents behind and travel to Indiana. Curious about the world beyond the reservation, Zitkála-Sá begs her mother to let her go -- and her mother, aware of the advantage that an education offers, reluctantly agrees. But the missionary school is not the adventure that Zitkála-Sá expected: the school is a strict one, her long hair is cut, and only English is spoken. She encounters racism and ridicule. Slowly, she adapts to her environment -- excelling at her studies, winning prizes for essay-writing and oration. Vivid and poignant, this memoir is the story of an activist in the making, a woman whose extraordinary career partially inspired the events of Killers of the Flower Moon." -- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

"A Modern Library Trade Paperback Original".

ISBN:

9781984854216

1984854216

OCLC:

1080274096