Black Elk Speaks"Black Elk Speaks is the story of the Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863-1950) and his people during the momentous twilight years of the nineteenth century. Black Elk met the distinguished poet, writer, and critic John G. Neihardt (1881-1973) in 1930 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and chose Neihardt to tell his story. Neihardt understood and conveyed Black Elk's experiences in this powerful and inspirational message for all humankind." "This new edition features two additional essays by John G. Neihardt that further illuminate his experience with Black Elk; an essay by Alexis Petri, great-granddaughter of John G. Neihardt, that celebrates Neihardt's remarkable accomplishments; and a look at the legacy of the special relationship between Neihardt and Black Elk, written by Lori Utecht, editor of Knowledge and Opinion: Essays and Literary Criticism of John G. Neihardt."--BOOK JACKET. |
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Arapaho ARAPAHO CHIEF battle begins to spin Big Horn BLACK ELK SPEAKS Black Hills BLACK KETTLE bluecoat Bosque Redondo breechclout buffalo robe CARLETON CARRINGTON cavalry CHEYENNE CHIEF Cheyenne staff CHEYENNE WOMAN CHIVINGTON CLOWN SPIRIT COLUMBUS coward CRAZY HORSE CROOK CUSTER dance DRUMMERS drums EAGLE SPIRIT ensemble enters exits father fight FINERTY flag Fort Robinson GALBRAITH Grandfather gunfire HOKSILA hoop Indian junk-pile k'ala Kangi killed KIOWA KIOWA CHIEF Lakota staff land LITTLE CROW live LUCY MANUELITO MEDICINE BOTTLE moves MUSICIANS Najio Hey Natah Navajo Navajo staff NAVAJO WOMAN Paha Najio Hey pony rattle RED CLOUD RELATIVE WHO PLAYS ridge Sand Creek Santee Santee staff SCENE SHAKOPEE shouts SIBLEY silence sing Sioux soldiers Song SPIRIT GUIDE sounds STARVING LAKOTAS stop Taino TAYLOR Territory thunder treaty vision voice WARRIORS wasichu WILLIAM BENT wind wind-whistle winter-telling circle women Wounded Knee WOWINAPA WYNKOOP Wyoming Territory ye ye YELLOW WOMAN