Native rights advocate, suffragist, author, composer. She was a writer of Yankton Dakota Sioux origin. Much of her work dealt with cultural identity, specifically the difference between the mainstream world in which she found herself and her culture which was being constantly stripped away. Aside from writing about her identity, Zitkála-Šá wrote The Sun Dance Opera, the first opera by a Native American featuring members of the Ute Nation. She worked for women's suffrage, US citizenship for indigenous people, and their right to self-governance. In February 2023, the United States Mint revealed that she was a 2024 honoree of the American Women Quarters Program.
Native rights advocate, suffragist, author, composer. She was a writer of Yankton Dakota Sioux origin. Much of her work dealt with cultural identity, specifically the difference between the mainstream world in which she found herself and her culture which was being constantly stripped away. Aside from writing about her identity, Zitkála-Šá wrote The Sun Dance Opera, the first opera by a Native American featuring members of the Ute Nation. She worked for women's suffrage, US citizenship for indigenous people, and their right to self-governance. In February 2023, the United States Mint revealed that she was a 2024 honoree of the American Women Quarters Program.
Bio by: John C. Anderson
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