{"product_id":"old-indian-legends","title":"Old Indian Legends - Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOld Indian Legends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1901) is a collection of traditional stories from Yankton Dakota writer Zitkála-Šá. Published while Zitkála-Šá was just beginning her career as an artist and activist, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOld Indian Legends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e collects fourteen traditional legends and stories passed down through Sioux oral tradition. Intending to keep the stories or her people alive, Zitkála-Šá popularized and protected these cultural treasures for generations to come.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn “Iktomi and the Ducks,” spider-trickster spirit Iktomi befriends a group of ducks by playing them music to dance to. Gaining their trust, he sends them into a dancing frenzy causing them to break their necks, after which he takes them to his teepee to cook a meal. When a tree branch snaps outside, distracting Iktomi, a pack of wolves moves in for a feast of their own. In “Iktomi’s Blanket,” a starving Iktomi prays to Inyan for a blessing of food. Stumbling across a deer carcass, he believes his prayers have been answered and prepares a fire to roast the deer meat over. Feeling a chill, however, he goes to his teepee for a blanket, leaving the fire unattended. Throughout her collection, Zitkála-Šá faithfully and respectfully retells the stories of her people. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOld Indian Legends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a charming compilation from one of the leading American Indian writers of her generation, a committed activist and true voice for change who saw through her own eyes the lives and experiences of countless others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Zitkála-Šá’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOld Indian Legends\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a classic of American Indian literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pc-book-specs\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Zitkala-Sa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 58 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 x 8 in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\/Distributor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ingram Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781513278292\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ingram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67857297735925,"sku":"IPS262","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0829\/2198\/0149\/files\/IPS262_104.jpg?v=1793865333","url":"https:\/\/paracay.com\/products\/old-indian-legends","provider":"Paradise Cay Publications, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}