| Zitkala-Sa's Violin | |
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Zitkala-Sa |
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Violin |
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Effects |
Releases cultural memories of the user’s heritage |
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Downsides |
Strong resistance to intolerance which may culminate in violent action |
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Activation |
Playing |
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Origin[]
Also known as Red Bird and married as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, Zitkala-Sa was a Dakota Sioux during the tail end of American frontier expansion. Born on a reservation, Zitkala was taken by missionaries and forced to follow their culture over her own. She excelled at oration, writing and music, but was disgusted how white settlers were destroying her native heritage through institutions like the Carlisle Indian School.
Zitkala vented her frustration through writing, publishing articles to address the struggles about being assimilated and corralled by another people. Not content, Zitkala founed the National Council of American Indians to directly attend to issues like citizenship, healthcare and heritage preservation.
Effects[]
Listeners will experience in vivid detail ancestral stories and traditions. The language, clothing, celebrations and history will all be attuned to their specific lineage. For people of multiple ethnicities, the most prevalent ancestry in their family tree will come first, and then continue through the remaining cultures. Whenever the affected are exposed to some form of intolerance or misinformation against their people(s), they will defend their culture to the brink. The likelihood of civil argument and violent assault are just as likely and depend upon the person.