Iktomi the spider fairy, painted and beaded like a Dakota brave, would sooner set a snare than hunt honestly, and in these stories his tricks usually come back on him. Zitkala-Ša, a Yankton Dakota writer and activist, retold the tales she heard as a child about Iktomi, the badger and the bear, the turtle, the rabbit and the Warlike Seven.
Dakota storytelling in the words of a Dakota author, published in 1901, and a joy to read aloud. Download the free EPUB.