2.  Born on Yankton Sioux Reservation  Mother was a full blooded Sioux, her father was a white man we know little about  Married to Captain Raymond Bonnin.  The Bonnins had one son named Raymond Ohiya, which means winner.  She grew up in a difficult time for the Native Americans

3.  Pen Name: Zitkala-Sa  Activist for Women and Native American rights  Was secretary of the Society of the American Indian which improved conditions for the Native Americans  Went to missionary school

4.  She founded the National Council of American Indians in 1926.  Atlantic Monthly and Harpers Monthly  Important Native American Writer  Helped to establish an Indian Welfare Committee

5.  Buried in Arlington National Cemetery  Was a singer, Pianist, and Violinist  She also led the glee club  Wrote the Sun Club

6. Impressions of an Indian Childhood:  -This displayed a girl who was wild and free  -She was loved and respected by the elders  -She was able to be free in her beliefs

7. School Days of an Indian Girl:  Her attendance at the Quaker missionary school  Returned home after three years  Left to go to college to further her education

8. Indian Teacher Among Indians:  Unable to complete College  The curse upon White Settlers  Retrospection

9.  My take  Historical moments that inspired Gertrude

10.  http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/b onnin.php http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/b onnin.php  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zitkala-Sa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zitkala-Sa  The Norton Anthology Book