Title: Red Bird, Red Power
Description: Red Bird, Red Power tells the story of one of the most influential - and controversial - American Indian activists of the twentieth century. Zitkala-Sa (1876-1938), also known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, was a highly gifted writer, editor, and musician who dedicated her life to achieving justice for Native peoples. Here, Tadeusz Lewandowski offers the first full-scale biography of the woman whose passionate commitment to improving the lives of her people propelled her to the forefront of Progressive-era reform movements.
Subjects: Indian women, Political activists, Indians of north america, civil rights, Indians of north america, government relations, Musicians, biography, Women musicians, Yankton women, Indian women activists, Government relations, Civil rights, Indian women authors, Yankton Indians, Treatment of Indians, Biography, Indian musicians