Zitkála-Šá: Trailblazing American Indian Composer and Writer

Name: Zitkála-Šá: Trailblazing American Indian Composer and Writer
Uploaded: 2020-08-19T14:20:00Z
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Description: Zitkála-Šá co-composed and wrote the libretto for the first American Indian opera and co-founded the National Council of American Indians to lobby for increased political power for American Indians.

Clip: 08/19/2020 | 11m 39s | Video has closed captioning.

Zitkála-Šá co-composed and wrote the libretto for the first American Indian opera and co-founded the National Council of American Indians to lobby for increased political power for American Indians.

Aired: 08/19/20

Rating: NR

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