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        "http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#comment" : [ "American Indian opera is a subgenre of American music.  It began with composer Gertrude Bonnin (1876-1938), also known as Zitkala-Sa (\"Red Bird\" in Lakota).    Bonnin's own Yankton Sioux heritage informed both her libretto and music for her opera The Sun Dance, a grand opera composed with Mormon  musician William F. Hanson."] } } }
