Journal Entry 13

    Zitkala-Sa is a prime example of the American dream. I would define it as the pursuit of a better life, and that could be by any means. For her, she was of mixed ethnicity being pulled in two ways by her white and dakota ancestry. She got herself a good education and was well learned in societies ways and culture, and she fought for indian rights. She found a calling in her people and fought the rest of her life as a crusader in DC pursuing education reform on indian reservations, citizenship, and the right to indian territory and property. She was the definition of the American dream; she was young and realized you cant make a mark on society without education, so she got it from top universities in the country, she saw what the problems with America were and she made it her goal to reform this flawed government, and she had a moderate amount of success. She left her mark on her people by what she helped them get back and achieve and she made her mark on the American government and people because she helped show how to fix the injustice and that the indians were being mistreated and scrutinized for the pride of their people.