Zitkala is a writer, she wrote different works that was pertaining to her young struggles with image that pulls between the majority culture and native American heritage. In 1884 Ztkala lived on the reservation, then later describe the days as one freedom and happiness. At the age of 8 missionaries had had recruited Yankton children taking them to the education school founded by Quaker Josiah. She attended the school. For 3 years until 1887, then later wrote the book, the school days of an Indian girl. She wrote about her heritage being stripped away when she was to pray for a Quaker and cut her heritage hair. The soft hearted soux talks about a boy who was born into a warrior family. At the age of 16 he had a positive life before him. The
