Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux
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Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux
Author: John G. Neihardt
Publisher: Bison Books
Copyright: 1932
Pages: 270
Cover Price: $ 14.95
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The most important aspect of this book is upon the contemporary generation of young
Indians who have been aggressively searching for roots of their own in the structure of universal reality. They look to it for spiritual guidance, for sociological identity, for political insight, and the affirmation of the continuing substance of Indian tribal life.
Background Information
The Sioux Indians were a major tribe in the Northern Great Plains, who waged a long struggle against enroachment by settlers until defeated by the US Army.
