American Indian Stories (Native American)
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (614 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486474682 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Gone Forever In this anthology, Zitkala-Sa provides an autobiography, a series of historical short stories, and an essay on the future of the American Indian.Like many of her contemporaries, Zitkala-Sa realized that, due to the encroachment of white Americans, the native way of life would soon be gone forever: no more hunting and gathering, nomadic tribalism, or wild freedom. Zitkala-Sa recounts growing up in a time when this realization was becoming more and more pronounced, and ends this anthology with a plea for greater political inclusion of American natives.This book presents a very unique view on American history, bu. Life on the reservation. rambo Very well written with beautiful imagery,but not much of a story about Indian life. Unless your interest is life on the reservation and schools.Does give an insight as to the emotions of the subjugated.. Stories of American Indian Life Amazon Customer This book contains stories about the culture clash between American Indians and American Europeans. The author lived between 1876 and 1938, so all the stories are contemporary to her life. Zitkala-Sa was an American Indian woman, so the stories are all presented from that point of view. And I really hadn't realized how little I knew about the American Indian perspective until I read this. I'd imagined, of course, but this was without the usual European-centric flavor I hadn't ever realized I'd been experiencing.The first half of the book is an autobiographical account of the author's early life, schooling, and
This collection opens with her reminiscences of the reservation, her schooling at an institution determined to "civilize" Indians, and her experiences as a teacher. Zitkala-Sa also recounts tales rooted in Sioux traditions, including "A Warrior's Daughter," in which a courageous woman risks everything for her husband-to-be; "The Trial Path," an account of tribal justice after a murder; and "The Sioux," in which a son must kill twice to save his father from starvation. Forever afterward, the Lakota Sioux author struggled to find a balance between Indian and white society. The book concludes with incisive observations on government mistreatment of Indians and a call for the c