Publisher's Synopsis
This book presents an often-unheard voice, that of a Native American woman, in LIFE AMONG THE PAIUTES: THEIR WRONGS AND CLAIMS, written by Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins - Shell Flower - in 1882. When the book was published in 1883, Sarah Winnemucca was credited with having published the first known autobiography written by a Native American woman. She worked as an interpreter and assistant teacher for her people on the reservation, and then served as a translator, scout, and messenger for the U.S. Army. Sarah even lectured across California and Nevada on the plight of her people, and her book was a part of this effort. Shell Flower was indeed a noble and heroic woman.
