Old Indian Legends

<p><I>Old Indian Legends</I> (1901) is a collection of traditional stories from Yankton Dakota writer Zitkála-Šá. Published while Zitkála-Šá was just beginning her career as an artist and activist <I>Old Indian Legends</I> collects fourteen traditional legends and stories passed down through Sioux oral tradition. Intending to keep the stories or her people alive Zitkála-Šá popularized and protected these cultural treasures for generations to come.<p>In Iktomi and the Ducks spider-trickster spirit Iktomi befriends a group of ducks by playing them music to dance to. Gaining their trust he sends them into a dancing frenzy causing them to break their necks after which he takes them to his teepee to cook a meal. When a tree branch snaps outside distracting Iktomi a pack of wolves moves in for a feast of their own. In Iktomi's Blanket a starving Iktomi prays to Inyan for a blessing of food. Stumbling across a deer carcass he believes his prayers have been answered and prepares a fire to roast the deer meat over. Feeling a chill however he goes to his teepee for a blanket leaving the fire unattended. Throughout her collection Zitkála-Šá faithfully and respectfully retells the stories of her people. <I>Old Indian Legends</I> is a charming compilation from one of the leading American Indian writers of her generation a committed activist and true voice for change who saw through her own eyes the lives and experiences of countless others.<p>Since our inception in 2020 Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. <p>With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.</p>