Black Elk Speaks

Description

This is 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. It is at once a tale of Lakota life, a history of a Native nation, and an enduring spiritual testament, wherein the author conveys Black Elk's searing visions of the unity of humanity and Earth. Black Elk met the author, a distinguished poet, writer, and critic in 1930 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and asked him to share his story with the world. This complete edition features a new introduction and annotations of Black Elk's story. Three essays by the author provide background, along with other pieces by contributors, as well as original illustrations by Standing Bear..

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Other Editions

• Black Elk Speaks: The Complete EditionPaperbackUniversity of Nebraska Press2014-03-01
• Black Elk SpeaksPenguin Random House1972-01-01
• Black Elk SpeaksPaperbackPocket Books1972-04-01
• Black Elk SpeaksPaperbackPocket1978-02-03
• Black Elk SpeaksHardcoverUniversity of Nebraska Press1979-10-01
• Black Elk SpeaksPaperbackUniversity of Nebraska Press1988-08-01