Black Elk was important because he helped share what he saw with his eyes, which most rarely do. He believed his vision would mean he would save his people. But in the end he believed he was a broken old man with nothing to show for his efforts.
Black Elk Wilderness was created in 1980.
Black Elk Speaks was created in 1932.
Black Elk was a medicine man and warrior with the Oglala Sioux. He witnessed the battle at Little Big Horn as a boy and fought in battles until Wounded Knee in 1890. The book "Black Elk Speaks" was written in the early 1930's by John G. Neihardt based on discussions with Black Elk himself. It tells of Black Elk's vision, his ideas on the meaning of life, and the history of his people. Like many books written from first hand discussions with people who really were there, it feels like a direct transmission of knowledge rather than a dry academic review of facts.
The area of Black Elk Wilderness is 54.333 square kilometers.
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Black Elk was born in Little Powder River, Wyoming. He was born in 1863-1950.
Black Elk died on August 17, 1950, in Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, USA.
The epic poem "Black Elk Speaks" was dictated by Black Elk, a Lakota Sioux medicine man, to John G. Neihardt. Neihardt then transcribed and edited the narrative.
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Visions are an individual thing in most cases. Young Sioux boys customarily had their 'vision quest' to receive guidance for their lives. Probably the most well known Sioux vision can be found in the book 'Black Elk Speaks', which includes the holy man's personal visions and those for his nation.