Zitkala-Sa is a Sioux activist and writer, and the stories collected in this anthology represent the horrible and difficult experiences the Native Americans endured at the special schools created just for them by European missionaries. The...

Zitkala-Ša is best known as a writer, artist, educator, and political activist. A member of the Dakota tribe, Zitkala-Ša (also known by her married name Gertrude Simmons Bonn) wrote a number of works — the most popular of which is American Indian...