Old Indian Legends is a collection of Sioux stories retold by the Yankton Dakota writer Zitkala-Sa and published in 1901. Concerned about the effect of assimilation on the tribe's children, she wanted to preserve the traditional stories of her people. According to the University of Virginia Library Electronic Text Center, there are 14 legends which comprise this book.
The first five legends have ...
Zitkala - Old Indian Legends
Old Indian Legends
Zitkala
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Description
Old Indian Legends is a collection of Sioux stories retold by the Yankton Dakota writer Zitkala-Sa and published in 1901. Concerned about the effect of assimilation on the tribe's children, she wanted to preserve the traditional stories of her people. According to the University of Virginia Library Electronic Text Center, there are 14 legends which comprise this book.
The first five legends have an unlucky trickster character, a spider fairy named Iktomi.
Contents
The Iktomi stories
Iktomi and the Ducks
Iktomi’s Blanket
Iktomi and the Muskrat
Iktomi and the Coyote
Iktomi and the Fawn