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Old Indian Legends

by Zitkala-Sa

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First published
1901
Pages
61
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Read by Robert Scott · 2 h 50 min · 14 parts

  1. IKTOMI AND THE DUCKS

    17:28

  2. IKTOMI'S BLANKET

    8:38

  3. IKTOMI AND THE MUSKRAT

    9:06

  4. IKTOMI AND THE COYOTE

    9:12

  5. IKTOMI AND THE FAWN

    14:46

  6. THE BADGER AND THE BEAR

    20:13

  7. THE TREE-BOUND

    18:08

  8. SHOOTING OF THE RED EAGLE

    9:34

  9. IKTOMI AND THE TURTLE

    8:49

  10. DANCE IN A BUFFALO SKULL

    5:43

  11. THE TOAD AND THE BOY

    11:50

  12. IYA, THE CAMP-EATER

    14:32

  13. MANSTIN, THE RABBIT

    14:02

  14. THE WARLIKE SEVEN

    8:32

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About this book

Worried that boarding schools were cutting Sioux children off from their heritage, Zitkala-Sa set down fourteen traditional Dakota tales she had heard as a girl. Five of them follow Iktomi, the trickster spider fairy whose greedy schemes almost always collapse on top of him, while others explain how animals gained their traits or how the world came to work as it does. The retellings keep the humor and rhythm of stories meant to be spoken aloud, making them easy for young readers to enjoy while preserving a record of oral tradition. First published in 1901, the collection remains a warm introduction to Sioux storytelling.

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Zitkala-Sa

Zitkala-Sa (1876-1938), also known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, was a Yankton Dakota writer, musician, and activist. She wrote in English to preserve Sioux oral tradition and expose the harm of assimilationist boarding schools, later campaigning for Native American citizenship and rights.

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Book facts

First published
1901
Reading time
About 80 minutes
Pages
61
Language
English
Formats
PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
Audio read by
Robert Scott