Illustration of Yankton Dakota writer, musician, educator, and political activist, Zitkála-Šá, Lakhotan for Red Bird (1876-1938.) Born in South Dakota to a Yankton Sioux mother and a delinquent French father, she was recruited (among other native children) by Quaker missionaries to to be educated at a boarding school for the poor in Indiana. While she enjoyed learning to read, write, and play the violin, she felt miserable in being forced to conform to the Quaker culture. Upon her graduation, she gave a commencement speech on inequality and women's rights which earned her praise in the local press. She would go on to have a distinguished career as an advocate for the preservation of Native cultures, which she contributed to by popularizing their tales and stories for a worldwide audience. Zitkala-Sa also founded the National Council of American Indians with her husband to advocate for the full citizenship and enfranchisement of American natives. She is also notable for having been the librettist and a songwriter of the 'The Sun Dance Opera,' having attained her degree from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston as an accomplished violinist. Zitkala-Sa is especially remembered for her collections 'American Indian Stories' and 'Old Indian Legends' as well as her essay "Oklahoma's Poor Rich Indians." Museum-quality posters made on thick and durable matte paper. • Paper thickness: 10.3 mil • Paper weight: 5.57 oz/y² (189 g/m²) • Giclée printing quality • Opacity: 94% • ISO brightness: 104%