Singing Spirit: Early Short Stories by North American Indians (Sun Tracks: An American Indian Literary) (1989)

These eighteen short stories by American Indians, written between 1881 and 1936, represent the rise of Indian short fiction--as opposed to traditional legends and tales--following confinement of all recognized tribes to reservations. Previously published only in small journals or American Indian newspapers (with one never published), these stories have been largely inaccessible to general readers, and even to most scholars specializing in Native American literature.Contents Nedawi, by Susette La Flesche A Red Girl's Reasoning, by Pauline Johnson The Tenas Klootchman, by Pauline Johnson The Sick Child, by Angel DeCora In the Name of His Ancestor, by William Jones The Heart of the Brave, by William Jones The Story of a Vision, by Francis La Flesche The Soft-Hearted Sioux, by Gertrude Bonnin A Warrior's Daughter, by Gertrude Bonnin The Gray Chieftain, by Charles A. Eastman The Singing Spirit, by Charles A. Eastman Letter of Fus Fixico, March 23, 1906, by Alexander Posey Letter of Fus Fixico, January 11, 1907, by Alexander Posey The Problem of Old Harjo, by John M. Oskison The Singing Bird, by John M. Oskison Ee Sa Rah N'eah's Story, by John Joseph Mathews Hard Riding, by D'Arcy McNickle Train Time, by D'Arcy McNickle… (more)