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Interesting facts about Zitkala-sa 

 

• Helen Keller wrote to Zitkala-sa praising her work and thanking her for her book Indian Legends.

 

• Although Zitkala-Sa grew up speaking the Nakota (Dakota) dialect of the Sioux tribe, the name she chose was from the Lakota dialect. Zitkala-sa's gesture in self-naming showed her independence from her traditional Sioux heritage. 

 

• She served as the secretary and journal editor of the Society of American Indians.

 

• Afterward, she founded and officiated the National Council of American Indians. 

 

Source:

"Zitkala-Sa." Early Native American Literature. Web. <http://nativeamericanwriters.com/zitkala-sa.html>.