Dreams and thunder
Subtitle: stories, poems, and The sun dance opera
By: Zitkala-Ša ; edited by P. Jane Hafen.
Contributors: Hafen, P. Jane, 1955-; Zitkala-S̈a, 1876-1938.
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
Subjects: Indians of North America -- Literary collections; Indians of North America -- Folklore
Genres: Literary collections.
Description: A collection of writings by one of the most prominent Native American activists and writers of the 20th century. Included are tales about mythic characters such as Buffalo Woman, Buzzard Skin, the Hawk Woman, the Stone Boy, and the Thunder People. In "The Sun Dance Opera," a performance of the sacred Sun Dance is inserted into the story of a love triangle involving a Sioux woman and her two suitors, one good and one evil.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-164) and index.
"Writings on Zitkala-Ša": p. 165-171.