American Indian Stories and Old Indian Legends

Whether your interest in Sioux folklore is great or small you will find this a fascinating book to devour. Pick up a copy today and be thrilled. -- The Reading Room<br>This accessible and affordable volume combines two essential collections by Sioux author Zitkala-Sa. <i>American Indian Stories</i> assembles short stories autobiographical reflections and political essays that offer poignant reflections on the author's sense of being stranded between the white and Native American worlds. <i>Old Indian Legends</i> features tales from the oral tradition -- legends passed down through the generations that form a genre known as the retold tale. <br>Born on South Dakota's Yankton Reservation in 1876 Zitkala-Sa felt as free as the wind that blew my hair and no less spirited than a bounding deer. At the age of eight she traded her freedom for the iron discipline of a Quaker boarding school. Disillusioned by American society as well as her own tribe Zitkala-Sa attended college became a teacher and wrote about her experiences in a variety of books and magazines. A prominent advocate for Native American rights throughout her life she was a key figure in the legislation that granted Native Americans citizenship in 1924. <br>