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American Masters

Zitkála-Šá: Trailblazing American Indian Composer and Writer

11m 39s

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: 08/18/20

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