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Zitkala-sa

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Zitkala-Sa was a pioneer in a generation of Indian rights activists who had graduated from mission and government schools, where children were forbidden from speaking their indigenous native languages. Working together, these intellectual activists representing various tribal backgrounds used their formal educations and flawless English to fight U.S. federal Indian policy and demand social justice. At ease in mainstream and urban (i.e., white) society, they formed professional organizations. For example, the Society of American Indians, founded in 1907, was the first national all-Indian organization to advocate for Indian rights. As one of its leaders, Zitkala-Sa tirelessly fought for Native American citizenship rights, and she was described as “a Jeanne D’Arc to lead her people into citizenship.” Zitkala-Sa later founded one of the most important Native rights organizations, the National Council of American Indians.

Zitkala-Sa fue pionera de una generación de activistas indígenas graduadas de escuelas misioneras o del gobierno, donde se les había prohibido hablar sus lenguas nativas. Unidas, estas activistas intelectuales, representantes de trasfondos tribales diversos, utilizaron su educación formal y su inglés impecable para combatir la política federal respecto a los indígenas y exigir justicia social. Sabiendo desenvolverse en la sociedad tradicional urbana (i.e., blanca), formaron organizaciones profesionales. Una de ellas, la Sociedad de Indígenas Americanos, creada en 1907, fue la primera organización nacional plenamente indígena que abogó por los derechos de estos pueblos. Zitkala-Sa fue una de sus líderes y luchó tenazmente por los derechos ciudadanos de los nativos americanos, siendo descrita como “una Juana de Arco que lidera a su pueblo hacia la ciudadanía”. Luego fundó otra de las principales organizaciones nativas, el Concilio Nacional de Indígenas Americanos.

Type

Images

Source

National Portrait Gallery

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https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_S_NPG.79.26

Creator

Joseph T. Keiley, 1869 - 1914

Keywords

Costume\Jewelry\Necklace Indeterminable Zitkala-Ša: Female Zitkala-Ša: Literature\Writer Zitkala-Ša: Society and Social Change\Reformer Zitkala-Ša: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Violinist Zitkala-Ša: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Lobbyist Portrait

Name

Sitter : Zitkala-Ša, 22 Feb 1876 - 26 Jan 1938

Dates

Date : 1898 (printed 1901)

Identifier

Object number : S/NPG.79.26

ObjectType

Type : Photograph

Additional Info

See more items in : National Portrait Gallery Collection

Credit Line : National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Restrictions & Rights : CC0

Physical Description

Medium : Photogravure

Dimensions : Image: 15.9 x 9.5cm (6 1/4 x 3 3/4")

Dimensions : Sheet: 16.3 × 9.9 cm (6 7/16 × 3 7/8")

Dimensions : Mat: 45.7 x 35.6cm (18 x 14")