Black Elk Lives: Conversations with the Black Elk Family
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Black Elk Desersa, Esong>theong>r / DeSersa, Clifton / Desersa Jr, Aaron, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, ong>Theong> story ong>andong> teachings of Nicholas Black Elk (), first recorded by John G. Neihardt in "Black Elk Speaks," have played a critical role in shaping ong>theong> way in which Native Americans ong>andong> oong>theong>rs view ong>theong> past, present, ong>andong> future of Native America. ong>Theong>se conversations with ong>theong> descendents of Black Elk offer an intimate look at life on ong>theong> Pine Ridge Reservation ong>andong> fresh perspectives on ong>theong> religious, economic, ong>andong> political opportunities ong>andong> challenges facing ong>theong> Lakota people today. In addition to revealing more about Black Elk ong>theong> healer, ong>theong> ong>familyong> also provides glimpses of Black Elk as a ong>familyong> man, teacher, ong>andong> influential ancestor.