num_pages: 175
description: These eighteen short stories by American Indians, written between 1881 and 1936, represent the rise of Indian short fiction—as opposed to traditional legends and tales—following confinement of all recognized tribes to reservations. Previously published only in small journals or American Indian newspapers (with one never published), these stories have been largely inaccessible to general readers, and even to most scholars specializing in Native American literature.ContentsNedawi, by Susette La FlescheA Red Girl's Reasoning, by Pauline JohnsonThe Tenas Klootchman, by Pauline JohnsonThe Sick Child, by Angel DeCoraIn the Name of His Ancestor, by William JonesThe Heart of the Brave, by William JonesThe Story of a Vision, by Francis La FlescheThe Soft-Hearted Sioux, by Gertrude BonninA Warrior's Daughter, by Gertrude BonninThe Gray Chieftain, by Charles A. EastmanThe Singing Spirit, by Charles A. EastmanLetter of Fus Fixico, March 23, 1906, by Alexander PoseyLetter of Fus Fixico, January 11, 1907, by Alexander PoseyThe Problem of Old Harjo, by John M. OskisonThe Singing Bird, by John M. OskisonEe Sa Rah N'eah's Story, by John Joseph MathewsHard Riding, by D'Arcy McNickleTrain Time, by D'Arcy McNickle
language: English
title: The Singing Spirit: Early Short Stories by North American Indians
publisher: University of Arizona Press