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In the aftermath of the Mexican American War, a young orphan girl of Scottish-Native American ancestry is taken in by a relative of her dead foster mother. Due to her mixed background, she is treated harshly by Señora Gonzaga Moreno, who begrudgingly provides for her in accordance with her sister’s final wish. Ramona is a novel by Helen Hunt Jackson.

A Century of Dishonor (1884) is a work of nonfiction by Helen Hunt Jackson. Inspired by a speech given by Ponca chief Standing Bear in Boston, A Century of Dishonor attempts to reckon with the genocide and displacement of Native Americans and the passage of Indian Appropriations Act of 1871. At her own expense, Hunt Jackson sent copies of the book to every member of Congress, hoping to convince them to amend official government policies and to...

Inspired by a speech by Ponca chief Standing Bear in Boston, Helen Hunt Jackson dedicated herself to the plight of Native Americans. Focusing on the history of seven tribes, she describes and condemns the many acts of violence perpetrated against America’s indigenous peoples in the name of westward expansion. A Century of Dishonor is a book by Helen Hunt Jackson.

In the aftermath of the Mexican American War, a young orphan girl of Scottish-Native American ancestry is taken in by a relative of her dead foster mother. Due to her mixed background, she is treated harshly by Señora Gonzaga Moreno, who begrudgingly provides for her in accordance with her sister’s final wish. Ramona is a novel by Helen Hunt Jackson.