Black Elk Speaks

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Call Number: 978.004 Bl, Adult Book / Nonfiction / History / General / Black Elk
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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The offering of the pipe -- Early boyhood -- The great vision -- The bison hunt -- At the soldier's 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 -- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Julius House, August 10, 1930 -- Gallery of the drawings by Standing Bear, Black Elk's friend -- Letter from John G. Neihardt to Nick Black Elk, 6 November 1930 --"A Great Indian Poet" from Of Making Many Books, June 20, 1931 -- "John G. Neihardt and Nicholas Black Elk" by Raymond J. DeMallie -- "John G. Neihardt beyond Black Elk" by Alexis N. Petri -- "Neihardt and Black Elk" by Lori Utecht -- Comparison of the transcript and draft of "Origin of the Peace Pipe" -- Lakota words used in the text.
"Black Elk Speaks, the story of the Oglala Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863-1950) and his people during momentous twilight years of the nineteenth century, offers readers much more than a precious glimpse of a vanished time. Black Elk's searing visions of the unity of humanity and Earth, conveyed by John G. Neihardt, have made this book a classic that crosses multiple genres. Whether appreciated as the poignant tale of a Lakota life, a history of a Native nation, or an enduring spiritual testament, Black Elk Speaks is unforgettable"-- Provided by publisher.

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Just a great Non-Fic submitted by Kikumatsu97 on July 27, 2015, 12:28pm “Black Elk Speaks” grants a Lakota medicine man named Black Elk a voice, and every reader an opportunity to revisit the past. Be warned that this is not a pretty past, it is a troubled one, but one from which each of us can learn a great deal.

Black Elk has a powerful voice, and Neihardt’s work lets us hear it. Listen carefully and you’ll hear the rustling of the winds, you’ll see the symbols he sees, and you’ll understand that deep down, Black Elk was simply a human – just like you or I.