Neihardt understood and today Black Elk is known to all."- of cover. The Lakota elder chose Neihardt to share his visions and life with the world. Neihardt (1881?1973) on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. In 1930, the aging Black Elk met a kindred spirit, the famed poet, writer, and critic John G. This inspirational and unfailingly powerful story reveals the life and visions of the Lakota healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863?1950) and the tragic history of his Sioux people during the epic closing decades of the Old West. |a "Black Elk Speaks is widely hailed as a religious classic, one of the best spiritual books of the modern era and the bestselling book of all time by an American Indian. |a The offering of the pipe - Early boyhood - The great vision - The bison hunt - At the soldiers' town - High Horse's courting - Wasichus in the hills - The fight with Three Stars - The rubbing out of Long Hair - Walking the black road - The killing of Crazy Horse - Grandmother's land - The compelling fear - The horse dance - The dog vision - Heyoka ceremony - The first cure - The powers of the bison and the elk - Across the big water - The spirit journey - The messiah - Visions of the other world - Bad trouble coming - The butchering at Wounded Knee - The end of the dream - Neihardt's postscript - Appendix : Letter from Neihardt to Black Elk, 6 November 19 - The drawings by Black Elk's friend, Standing Bear - John G. |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-324) and index. |a xxviii, 334 pages : |b illustrations (some color) |c 26 cm : |b Excelsior Editions, State University Press of New York Press, |c DeMallie with illustrations by Standing Bear. Neihardt (Flaming Rainbow) annotated by Raymond J. |a Black Elk speaks : |b being the life story of a holy man of the Oglala Sioux / |c as told through John G. |a DLC |b eng |c DLC |d YDX |d BTCTA |d YDXCP |d BWX |d BAKER |d MSO |d HLS |d ORX |d LMR |d CHVBK |d LTP |d OMB |d UKMGB |d BDX |d GBVCP |d UPZ |d OCLCF |d SOI |d XFH |d OCLCQ |d NTX |d OCLCO |d XBE |d IOK |d OCLCQ |d XFF |d OCLCO |d RRC |d QGE |d JDP |d HEV Albany, N.Y., Excelsior Editions, State University Press of New York Press, 2008. Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux. MLA Citation (style guide)īlack Elk, et al. DeMallie, Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux.Īlbany, N.Y., Excelsior Editions, State University Press of New York Press, 2008. Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)īlack Elk, 1863-1950, John G. Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux.Īlbany, N.Y., Excelsior Editions, State University Press of New York Press. Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)īlack Elk, 1863-1950, John G. Albany, N.Y., Excelsior Editions, State University Press of New York Press. Black Elk speaks: being the life story of a holy man of the Oglala Sioux.
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