Old Indian Legends 1901 is a collection of traditional stories from Yankton Dakota writer Zitkla. Published while Zitkla was just beginning her career as an artist and activist Old Indian Legends collects fourteen traditional legends and stories passed down through Sioux oral tradition. Intending to keep the stories or her people alive Zitkla popularized and protected these cultural treasures for generations to come.In Iktomi and the Ducks spidertrickster spirit Iktomi befriends a group of ducks by playing them music to dance to. Gaining their trust he sends them into a dancing frenzy causing them to break their necks after which he takes them to his teepee to cook a meal. When a tree branch snaps outside distracting Iktomi a pack of wolves moves in for a feast of their own. In Iktomis Blanket a starving Iktomi prays to Inyan for a blessing of food. Stumbling across a deer carcass he believes his prayers have been answered and prepares a fire to roast the deer meat over. Feeling a chill however he goes to his teepee for a blanket leaving the fire unattended. Throughout her collection Zitkla faithfully and respectfully retells the stories of her people. Old Indian Legends is a charming compilation from one of the leading American Indian writers of her generation a committed activist and true voice for change who saw through her own eyes the lives and experiences of countless others.Since our inception in 2020 Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.