Old Indian Legends by Zitkala-Sa
I beg of you make me into a bird with green and purple feathers like yours implored Iktomi, tired now of playing the brave in beaded buckskins. The peacock then spoke to Iktomi: I have a magic power. My touch will change you in a moment into the most beautiful peacock if you can keep one condition. Yes yes shouted Iktomi, jumping up and down, patting his lips with his palm, which caused his voice to vibrate in a peculiar fashion. Yes yes I could keep ten conditions if only you would change me into a bird with long, bright tail feathers. Oh, I am so ugly I am so tired of being myself Change me Do -from Iktomi and the Fawn The Lakota writer Zitkala-Sa, or Red Bird-the pen name of Native American author, teacher, and activist GERTRUDE SIMONS BONIN (1876-1938)-is renowned for being among the first tellers of contemporary Native American history, culture, and experience in her own voice, unaltered by outside influences. Here, she gathers legends and stories she learned as a child on the Yankton Reservation. This replica of the first 1901 edition includes the tales of: - Iktomi and the Ducks - Iktomi's Blanket - Iktomi and the Muskrat - The Badger and the Bear - Shooting of the Red Eagle - Dance in a Buffalo Shell - The Toad and the Boy - Iya, the Camp-Eater - and more.
Zitkala-Sa (1876-1938) was born Gertrude Simmons at the Yankton Reservation in South Dakota. Writer, teacher, and activist, she was editor of American Indian Magazine and founder of the National Council of American Indians, the tribal advocacy group that she led until her death.
Cathy N. Davidson teaches English at Duke University, where she is Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781605203782 |
| ISBN 10 | 1605203785 |
| Title | Old Indian Legends |
| Author | Zitkala Sa |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cosimo Classics |
| Year published | 2008-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 204 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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