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Article: Duke University Scholars Edit Collection of Writings by 'Forgotten' Native American Author Zitkala-Sa.
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- March 25, 2003
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Byline: Duke University
DURHAM, N.C., March 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the first years of the 20th century, stories by the American Indian writer Zitkala-Sa appeared in the most prestigious magazines of the day. She continued to be well-known -- even notorious -- as she shifted her focus from autobiographical stories to full-time activism for the Indian cause.
But as the years passed, Zitkala-Sa faded from public attention. She was rediscovered in the 1970s, and scholars have increasingly begun to reconstruct her life and work. Now two scholars from Duke University have collected the writings of Zitkala-Sa (pronounced Zit-KA-la Sha) in a Penguin Classic ...