During the time of western development in the 19th century of American history, the Sioux Nation was at the forefront of political aggression. Already forcing the Native American people onto cramped lands, the dominant white man began to turn to new solutions in order to kill the salvage and westernize the Indians. While it was obvious for the most part it is hard to school an elder and force him/her to repent their ways, …showed first 75 words of 1854 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1854 total…white man, Zitkala-Sa's mother only chooses to compromise with western ways instead of given in. In a way she is unable to see her rebellious nature and individualism was passed down to her daughter in a fire greater then the brave warriors of their stories. And more importantly she never understood the impact her daughter caused by documenting her mother's heritage into books an essays that, more then anything, brought her closer to her people.