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Black Elk Speaks

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First published: 1932
Pages: 799

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“Black Elk Speaks” is a famous work by John G. Neihardt. It’s an autobiographical account of the life of Black Elk, an Oglala Lakota medicine man, as told to Neihardt. The book captures Black Elk’s experiences and visions, including his insights into the unity of humanity and Earth.

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John Gneisenau Neihardt

John Gneisenau Neihardt built a career as an American poet, critic, and prose writer whose work repeatedly returned to the history and cultures of the Great Plains. Black Elk Speaks grew from his 1930 meetings with the Oglala Lakota visionary Nicholas Black Elk, who asked Neihardt to carry his account to a wider audience.

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