Black Elk speaks
Book - 2014
"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"--
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- Subjects
- Genres
- Autobiographies
- Published
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Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press
[2014]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Edition
- The complete edition
- Physical Description
- xxxviii, 369 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-339) and index.
- ISBN
- 9780803283916
- Maps
- Foreword
- Preface to the 1932 Edition
- Preface to the 1961 Edition
- Preface to the 1972 Edition
- Introduction
- National and International Honors Received
- Black Elk Speaks
- 1. The Offering of the Pipe
- 2. Early Boyhood
- 3. The Great Vision
- 4. The Bison Hunt
- 5. At the Soldiers' Town
- 6. High Horse's Courting
- 7. Wasichus in the Hills
- 8. The Fight with Three Stars
- 9. The Rubbing Out of Long Hair
- 10. Walking the Black Road
- 11. The Killing of Crazy Horse
- 12. Grandmother's Land
- 13. The Compelling Fear
- 14. The Horse Dance
- 15. The Dog Vision
- 16. Heyoka Ceremony
- 17. The First Cure
- 18. The Powers of the Bison and the Elk
- 19. Across the Big Water
- 20. The Spirit Journey
- 21. The Messiah
- 22. Visions of the Other World
- 23. Bad Trouble Coming
- 24. The Butchering at Wounded Knee
- 25. The End of the Dream
- 26. Authors Postscript
- Appendixes
- 1. Gallery of Photographs
- 2. Transcript of Letter from John G. Neihardt to Julius House, August 10, 1930
- 3. Gallery of the Drawings by Standing Bear, Black Elk's Friend
- 4. Transcript of Letter from John G. Neihardt to Nick Black Elk, November 6, 1930
- 5. "A Great Indian Poet" from Of Making Many Books, June 20, 1931
- 6. "John G. Neihardt and Nicholas Black Elk" by Raymond J. DeMallie
- 7. "John G. Neihardt beyond Black Elk" by Alexis N. Petri"
- 8. "Neihardt and Black Elk" by Lori Utecht
- 9. Comparison of the Transcript and Draft of "Origin of the Peace Pipe"
- 10. Lakota Words Used in the Text
- Notes
- References
- Index