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Book SynopsisPresents Zitkala-ea's previously unpublished stories, rare poems, and the libretto of "The Sun Dance Opera". Born on the Yankton Sioux Reservation, she remained true to her indigenous heritage as a student at the Boston Conservatory and a teacher at the Carlisle Indian School, as an activist in turn attacking the Carlisle School, and more.
Trade Review"This new collection of previously unpublished writing by Zitkala-Sa (Gertrude Bonnin) marks a milestone in the scholarship of this crucial figure in Native literary and intellectual history. Meticulously researched, editor P. Jane Hafen's compilation advances our understanding of this Yankton Sioux writer, activist, and artist, about whom little has been documented... This is an indispensable addition to American Indian Studies in general and to Yankton Sioux literary history in particular."-Great Plains Quarterly Great Plains Quarterly "Hafen has done a great service to the study of American Indian literature by collecting in one book several published and unpublished pieces... A wonderful and enlightening collection."-Choice Choice
