Bücher von Zitkala-Sa

The book Old Indian Legends, written by Yankton Dakota author Zitkala-Sa, is a compilation of Sioux folktales. She wished to keep alive the folktales of her people. This book is made up of 14 legends, according to the University of Virginia Library Electronic Text Center. In her book, Zitkala-Sa argues that stories have a significant role in both American society and American Indian culture. She hoped that through sharing these tales, Americans would be inspired to learn more about American Indians and be reminded of "the wonderful brotherhood of mankind. "An unlucky trickster character named Iktomi, a spider fairy, appears in the first five legends. Iktomi and the ducks Iktomi befriends a flock of dancing ducks and plays music to deceive them into dancing in such a way that their necks twist and shatter, killing the ducks. After that, he cooks the ducks in his teepee till he hears a tree cracking in the wind and decides to go investigate. Iktomi's Blanket Iktomi, a hunter, asks Inyan, whom he refers to as the great-grandfather, for food in his prayers. Iktomi constructs a fire and prepares deer meat, but he becomes chilly in the process. He makes the decision to return and get the blanket he gave Inyan.

American Indian Stories (1921) is a collection of stories and essays from Yankton Dakota writer Zitkála-¿á. Published while Zitkála-¿á was at the height of her career as an artist and activist, American Indian Stories collects the author's personal experiences, the legends and stories passed down through Sioux oral tradition, and her own reflections on the mistreatment of American Indians nationwide.In "My Mother," Zitkála-¿á remembers the walk she would take with her mother to the river, where they would gather water to use in their wigwam. This simple chore becomes a cherished tradition between the two, allowing Zitkála-¿á's mother to educate her on the circumstances that led their people to the reservation, depriving them of land and life itself. "The Legends" traces Zitkála-¿á's childhood experience of learning from the oral tradition passed down from the Dakota elders. In "The Coffee Making," she remembers the first time she made coffee. While her mother has gone out for the day, an elder pays a visit to their wigwam. Remembering that her mother usually makes coffee for visitors, Zitkála-¿á attempts to play hostess to her visitor, who humors her and takes the time to share stories about his life and their people. American Indian Stories is a charming and politically conscious collection of stories from one of the leading American Indian writers of her generation, a committed activist and true voice for change who saw through her own eyes the lives and experiences of countless others.With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Zitkála-¿á's American Indian Stories is a classic of American Indian literature reimagined for modern readers.

Ein achtjähriges Dakota-Mädchen spielt glücklich auf den Prärien ihrer Vorfahren. Doch Missionare versprechen ihr und ihren Freundinnen einen Ritt auf dem Eisenross ins Land der leuchtend roten Äpfel, wo ein wunderbares Leben auf sie warten sollte. Was folgt, ist ein Alptraum, wie ihn Abertausende indianische Kinder an amerikanischen Internatsschulen durchleben mussten, fern der Heimat, sprachlos, rechtlos. Eine von ihnen war Zitkala-sa (1876-1938). Sie lernte die Sprache der Peiniger ihres Volkes, und sie fand die Worte, um ihr Geschick und das ihrer Leidensgefährten auf ergreifende Weise zu schildern und um ihren weißen Mitbürgern das Leben und die Kultur der indianischen Völker nahezubringen. Ihre Kindheitserlebnisse sind neben anderen Erzählungen Gegenstand ihres 1921 veröffentlichten Buches »American Indian Stories«. Bereits 1901 erschien ihr erstes Buch, »Old Indian Legends«, eine Sammlung traditioneller Geschichten ihres Stammes. »Roter Vogel erzählt« enthält die Texte der beiden von Zitkala-sa veröffentlichten Bücher und weitere faszinierende Texte aus ihrer Feder - einen umfangreichen Zyklus von Mythen und Legenden, der erst in den 1990er Jahren in ihrem Nachlass gefunden wurde, sowie Reden und Essays.

Old Indian Legends is a classic collection of Native American folklore stories by the Native American author and activist, Zitkala-Sa. This fine book is a tremendous repository of Native American culture and Native American mythology. Zitkála-¿á, also known by her missionary and married names Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, was a Yankton Dakota writer, editor, translator, musician, educator, and political activist. 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. Zitkála-¿á has been noted as one of the most influential Native American activists of the 20th century.

"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 SIMMONS BONNIN (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.

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