{"product_id":"american-indian-stories-paperback-1","title":"American Indian Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZitkala-Sa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLayli Long Soldier\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking Dakota author and activist chronicles her refusal to assimilate into nineteenth-century white society and her mission to preserve her culture\u003cb\u003e--with an introduction by Layli Long Soldier, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the PEN\/Jean Stein Book Award for \u003ci\u003eWhereas \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bright and carefree, Zitk la-S  grows up on the Yankton Sioux reservation in South Dakota with her mother until Quaker missionaries arrive, offering the reservation's children a free education. The catch: They must leave their parents behind and travel to Indiana. Curious about the world beyond the reservation, Zitk la-S  begs her mother to let her go--and her mother, aware of the advantages that an education offers, reluctantly agrees. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But the missionary school is not the adventure that Zitk la-S  expected: The school is a strict one, her long hair is cut short, and only English is spoken. She encounters racism and ridicule. Slowly, Zitk la-S  adapts to her environment--excelling at her studies, winning prizes for essay-writing and oration. But the price of success is estrangement from her cultural roots--and is it one she is willing to pay? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Combining Zitk la-S 's childhood memories, her short stories, and her poetry, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Indian Stories \u003c\/i\u003eis the origin story of an activist in the making, a remarkable woman whose extraordinary career deserves wider recognition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Modern Library Torchbearers series features women who wrote on their own terms, with boldness, creativity, and a spirit of resistance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZitkála-Sá \u003c\/b\u003e(1876-1936) was a member of the Yankton Dakota (also known as Sioux) tribe. An accomplished violinist, writer, and politician, she co-founded the National Council of American Indians, lobbied Congress to pass the Indian Citizenship Act, and wrote articles for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as two books and an opera.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769774244128,"sku":"9781984854216","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a007e5cf2e6458af16525b87cf7b8962.webp?v=1780356151","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/american-indian-stories-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}