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ISBN 10: 1438425405
ISBN 13: 9781438425405
Author: John G. Neihardt
Widely hailed as a spiritual classic, this inspirational and unfailingly powerful story reveals the life and visions of the Lakota healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863-1950) and the tragic history of his Sioux people during the epic closing decades of the Old West. In 1930, the aging Black Elk met a kindred spirit, the famed poet, writer, and critic John G. Neihardt (1881-1973) on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The Lakota elder chose Neihardt to share his visions and life with the world. Neihardt understood and today Black Elk is known to all. Black Elk’s remarkable great vision came to him during a time of decimation and loss, when outsiders were stealing the Lakotas’ land, slaughtering buffalo, and threatening their age-old way of life. As Black Elk remembers all too well, the Lakotas, led by such legendary men as Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, fought unceasingly for their freedom, winning a world-renowned victory at the Little Bighorn and suffering unspeakable losses at Wounded Knee. Black Elk Speaks however is more than the epic history of a valiant Native nation. It is beloved as a spiritual classic because of John Neihardt’s sensitivity to Black Elk’s resounding vision of the wholeness of earth, her creatures, and all of humanity. Black Elk Speaks is a once-in-a-lifetime read: the moving story of a young Lakota boy before the reservation years, the unforgettable history of an American Indian nation, or an enduring spiritual message for us all. The premier edition features the first ever annotated edition of Black Elk’s story, done by renowned Lakota scholar Raymond Demallie, the original Standing Bear illustrations and new commentary on them, new maps of the world of Black Elk Speaks, and a revised index.
Table of contents:
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The Offering of the Pipe
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Early Boyhood
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The Great Vision
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The Bison Hunt
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At the Soldiers’ Town
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High Horse’s Courting
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Wasichus in the Hills
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The Fight with Three Stars
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The Rubbing Out of Long Hair
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Walking the Black Road
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The Killing of Crazy Horse
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Grandmother’s Land
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The Compelling Fear
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The Horse Dance
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The Dog Vision
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Heyoka Ceremony
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The First Cure
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The Powers of the Bison and the Elk
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Across the Big Water
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The Spirit Journey
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The Messiah
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Visions of the Other World
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Bad Trouble Coming
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The Butchering at Wounded Knee
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The End of the Dream
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Neihardt’s Postscript
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