An amusing collection of Dakota-Sioux fables, often featuring the vain and mischievous imp, Iktomi.

Fables such as these were told to Dakota-Sioux children for entertainment; but often, also, to teach through negative example, the importance of honor, modesty, manners, and other aspects of a noble Indian lifestyle.

CONTENTS:

• Iktomi and the Ducks
• Iktomi's Blanket
• Iktomi and the Muskrat
• Iktomi and the Coyote
• Iktomi and the Fawn
• The Badger and the Bear
• The Tree-Bound
• Shooting of the Red Eagle
• Iktomi and the Turtle
• Dance in a Buffalo Skull
• The Toad and the Boy
• Iya, the Camp-Eater
• Manstin, the Rabbit
• The Warlike Seven
• A letter from Helen Keller

Zitkala-Sa (Gertrude Bonnin) was a beautiful Dakota-Sioux Indian. She was a member of the Woman's National Foundation, League of American Pen-Women, and the Washington Salon. Through lectures and stories such as "American Indian Stories" and "Americanize The First American" she tried to make the public aware of Dakota-Sioux Indians, their culture and their plight.