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American Indian Stories is a collection of childhood stories, allegorical fictions and essays written by Sioux writer and activist Zitkala-Ša. [1]First published in 1921, American Indian Stories details the hardships encountered by Zitkala-Ša and other Native Americans in the missionary and manual labour schools. [2]
Zitkala-Ša with her violin in 1898. Zitkala-Ša was born on February 22, 1876, on the Yankton Indian Reservation in South Dakota.She was raised by her mother, Ellen Simmons, whose Dakota name was Thaté Iyóhiwiŋ (Every Wind or Reaches for the Wind).
Old Indian Legends is a collection of Sioux stories retold by the Yankton Dakota writer Zitkala-Sa and published in 1901. Concerned about the effect of assimilation on the tribe's children, she wanted to preserve the traditional stories of her people. [ 1 ]
Mináǧi kiŋ dowáŋ was composed and filmed by an all-Indigenous crew, primarily made up of women. The crew eliminated deadlines, interviewed Zitkála-Šá's descendants, and included Native ceremonies in meetings to decolonize the process.
Perhaps the best known Native American work from this period is Green Grow the Lilacs, a play by Cherokee author Lynn Riggs that became the basis for the musical Oklahoma! Many of these authors blended autobiography, traditional stories, fiction, and essays, as can be seen in Zitkala-Sa's (Dakota) American Indian Stories.
National Council of American Indians Insignia Zitkála-Šá, President of the National Council of American Indians. The National Council of American Indians (NCAI) was established in February 1926. This organization's purpose was to advocate for Native American rights and representation before the United States government.
Nuni's adoptive mother, pictured circa 1885 in Democratic Ideals; A Memorial Sketch of Clara B. Colby, died in 1916. On the fourth day after the Wounded Knee massacre, when a US Army detail went out to bury the dead, Zintkála was found on the battlefield under a covering of snow, still tied and protected on her frozen mother's back.
Ohunka (Lakota: false, untrue, [1] plural ohunkakan) is a traditional Sioux evening story. They usually feature mythological characters like Iktomi or Iya together with humans. The storyteller's skill required the combination of episodes and keeping the audience interested. [2] Some ohunkakan were collected by Zitkala-Sa in her Old Indian Legends.