Black Elk Speaks
In 1931, a poet by the name of John Neihardt journeyed
into rural South Dakota to interview Indians as research for
an epic poem. He encountered an extremely elderly member of
the Lakota tribe by the name of Black Elk, whom Neihardt
hoped could remember the old ways. The interview proved
difficult; Neihardt knew no Lakota and Black Elk knew no
English; but with two-way translations provided by Black
Elk's grandson Ben, a remarkable narrative emerged. …
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…Elk had pretty much
given that idea up. After a brief stint traveling with
Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show, he had converted to
Catholicism, changed his name to Nicholas Black Elk, and
(with the exception of not speaking English) now lived a
rather conventional life. This was also a fairly typical
result of the debacle at Wounded Knee, and it was certainly
the one which white society at that time demanded. But
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