Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 919 Zitkala-Sa 1876 1938 Bonnin, Gertrude Simmons, Gertrude American Indian Stories Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Stories Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Brett Koonce and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "American Indian Stories" by Zitkala-Sa is a collection of autobiographical essays and narratives written in the early 20th century. The work explores the author's experiences as a Dakota Sioux woman and offers insights into the cultural struggles faced by Indigenous peoples in America during her time. The stories highlight the delicate balance between traditional Native American life and the encroaching influences of white settlers and missionaries. At the start of the book, the opening chapters present a vivid depiction of the author's childhood in a Dakota Sioux community, illustrating the warmth of her family life and the beauty of her natural surroundings. The narrative begins with heartfelt recollections of her mother and the landscape, alongside the bittersweet realization of the cultural dislocations and personal losses inflicted by colonization. The author also reveals her curiosity about the outside world through her interactions with various figures, including her mother, who expresses a deep-seated grief about the changes brought by white settlers. These early reflections set the stage for the pivotal moments in Zitkala-Sa's life, as she moves from her Indigenous roots to experiences shaped by both her Native heritage and her exposure to Western education and culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Zitkala-Sa, 1876-1938 Yankton women -- Biography Yankton Indians -- Social conditions Yankton Indians -- Government relations E011 Text Folklore Native America Category: Biographies Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: American Literature 223922 2025-08-04T11:53:40.739687 text/html 223903 223781 2024-11-05T04:40:37.796916 2023-10-05T05:36:17.900587 text/html text/html 162624 2025-08-04T11:53:47.255665 application/epub+zip 164530 2025-08-04T11:53:43.773667 application/epub+zip 148475 2025-08-04T11:53:42.561674 application/epub+zip 340705 2025-08-04T11:53:49.915606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316002 2025-08-04T11:53:46.497673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269649 2022-09-05T07:47:46.371692 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 201938 2025-08-04T11:53:40.313689 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 182218 2024-10-28T17:47:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18506 2025-08-04T11:53:50.047603 application/rdf+xml 16091 2025-08-04T11:53:43.143642 image/jpeg 4384 2025-08-04T11:53:42.835655 image/jpeg 161763 2025-08-04T11:53:40.761675 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia