A review by noskills
American Indian Stories and Old Indian Legends by Zitkála-Šá

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Zitkala-sa was the rare multipotentialite, creating critical space for Native Americans in literature, education, music, and politics. Little surprise that her classic work American Indian Stories draws on several forms -- memoir, prose, poetry -- to paint pictures of Native American life in the early 20th Century and the struggle of Native identities against settler colonialism. A seminal work from a true iconoclast.