Wynema
- 88 pages
- 4 hours of reading
"Wynema: A Child of the Forest" (1891) by Sophia Alice Callahan is the first novel by an American Indian woman, exploring the impact of the Wounded Knee Massacre through the eyes of an assimilated Muscogee girl. The story follows Wynema's journey as a teacher and her family's adoption of a Lakota girl, highlighting themes of assimilation and cultural identity.
