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Zitkala-Sa

(1876–1938) Writer United States

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Zitkala-Sa was a writer from the United States, best known for American Indian Stories.

Quick Facts About Zitkala-Sa

Born
February 22, 1876
Died
January 28, 1938
Nationality
United States
Profession
Writer
Notable works
American Indian Stories

About Zitkala-Sa

Zitkala-Ša, also Zitkála-Šá, was a Yankton Dakota writer, editor, translator, musician, educator, and political activist. She was also known by her anglicized and married name, Gertrude Simmons Bonnin. She wrote several works chronicling her struggles with cultural identity, and the pull between the majority culture in which she was educated, and the Dakota culture into which she was born and raised. Her later books were among the first works to bring traditional Native American stories to a widespread white English-speaking readership.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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