Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux
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Black Elk Speaks is a 1932 book by John G. Neihardt, an American poet & writer, who relates the story & spirituality of Black Elk, an Oglala Lakota medicine man. It was based on conversations by Black Elk with the author & translated from Lakota into English by Black Elk's son, Ben Black Elk, who was present during the talks. Neihardt transformed his notes to convey Black Elk's spiritual message in a powerful, lyrical English.
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Black Elk Speaks is a 1932 book by John G. Neihardt, an American poet & writer, who relates the story & spirituality of Black Elk, an Oglala Lakota medicine man. It was based on conversations by Black Elk with the author & translated from Lakota into English by Black Elk's son, Ben Black Elk, who was present during the talks.
Who wrote Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux?
Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux was written by John G. Neihardt.
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