Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from The Flight of Red Bird: The Life of Zitkala-Sa

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Tipi - A tent used as a home by Indians.

Reservation - This was the land the government set aside for the Indians.

Moccasins - These were soft, leather shoes worn by Indians.

Greenwood - This was the Indian agency where the Indians of the Yankton reservation received their food rations.

Yanktons - These were the Indians on the reservation where Zitkala-Sa lived.

Wigwam - This was a domed and rounded shelter used by Indians.

White's boarding school - This institution was run cruelly, treating Indian children like slaves and stripping them of...
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