Black Elk Speaks

John G. Neihardt

 

Black Elk Speaks

 

One of the Best Books I've Read, November 5, 2000 Reviewer: from Chicago, IL This is the biography of Black Elk, a wichasha wakon (priest) of the Oglala Sioux, as recorded by John Neihardt. This is not some cheesy new age fiction nor is it a dry documentary told from a western view point. This is the actual life story of a holy man and goes into great detail about his visions. From his words we are able to catch a glimpse of Native American religion and spirituality on the Great Plains as it was in the late 1800s/early 1900s. This stands out as one of the greatest works on Native American religion to date. I highly rocemmend that ANYONE read this book.

Native American, holy man, spirituallity, religion

 

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