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my mother by zitkala ša (excerpt) ša, whose name means “red bird” at the lakota ne yankton indian reservation in south dakota ssories when she was a young child. zitkala ša national imagines writing that frequently touches son of american indians. in “my mother,” taken or titled american indian stories, the author shares her childhood about her people’s forest at little girl of seven. loosely clad in a slip of brown tight-footed with a pair of soft moccasins on my toes as the wind that blew my hair, and no less a bounding deer. these were my mother’s pride — lion and overflowing spirits. she taught me to fear intruding myself upon others. some many paces ahead i skipped, parting her breath, ng with glee as my mother watched my every i was not wholly conscious of myself, but was more to the fire within. it was as if i were the activity, and and bark were only experiments for my spirit to work ing from the river, i hopped beside my mother, with my on the bucket i borrowed i was carrying — i said “mother, tell us my sister warca ziwak¹, you shall not have to 1 select the correct answer from the drop - down menu. look at the dictionary entry for the word wigwam. based on the dictionary definition, what does the word wigwam mean as used in paragraph 12? wigwam noun an american indian hut with an arched frame consisting of poles that are covered with hides, bark, or mats in paragraph 12, a wigwam is a kind of drop - down menu with options: shelter, river, land, camp reset next

Explanation:

The dictionary defines a wigwam as "an American Indian hut with an arched frame consisting of poles that are covered with hides, bark, or mats". A hut like this serves as a place of shelter. The other options (river, land, camp) don't match the definition of a wigwam as a type of structure for living or protection.

Answer:

shelter