{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984854216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.50d","brand":"Zitkala-Sa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36674514485404,"sku":"9781984854216","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_32904a75-17a0-4ea2-837e-08eea3ead5e9.jpg?v=1603932166","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/american-indian-stories-9781984854216","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}