{"product_id":"american-indian-stories-9781984854216","title":"American Indian Stories","description":"\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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620495823122,"sku":"9781984854216","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_95819eb8-d963-457f-899c-41b79a834516.jpg?v=1732567740","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/american-indian-stories-9781984854216","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}