Black Elk Speaks by Black Elk

Black Elk Speaks by Black Elk

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An important aspect of this book is not its effect on the non-Indian populace who wished to learn something of the beliefs of the Plains Indians but upon the contemporary generation of young Indians who have been aggressively searching for roots of their own in the structure of universal reality.

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Black Elk Speaks by Black Elk

An important aspect of this book is not its effect on the non-Indian populace who wished to learn something of the beliefs of the Plains Indians but upon the contemporary generation of young Indians who have been aggressively searching for roots of their own in the structure of universal reality.
John G. Neihardt (1881-1973) is known internationally for Black Elk Speaks (Bison Books, 2014) and is the author of A Cycle of the West (Nebraska, 2002), among many other books. Coralie Hughes is the granddaughter of John G. Neihardt and the head of the Neihardt Trust. David C. Posthumus is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of South Dakota. He is the author of All My Relatives: Exploring Lakota Ontology, Belief, and Ritual (Nebraska, 2018). Raymond J. DeMallie is Chancellors' Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and former director of the American Indian Studies Research Institute at Indiana University. He is the author and editor of numerous books, including The Sixth Grandfather: Black Elk's Teachings Given to John G. Neihardt (Nebraska, 1984).


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ISBN 13 9780803283596
ISBN 10 0803283598
Title Black Elk Speaks
Author Black Elk
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of Nebraska Press
Year published 1988-08-01
Number of pages 298
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.