American Indian Stories (1921) is a collection of stories and essays from Yankton Dakota writer Zitk la-S . Published while Zitk la-S was at the height of her career as an artist and activist, American Indian Stories collects the author's personal experiences, the legends and stories passed down through Sioux oral tradition, and her own reflections on the mistreatment of American Indians nationwide. In "My Mother," Zitk la-S...