Category: Book Black Elk Speaks

Black Elk Speaks Black Elk Speaks by John G. Neihardt is the story told by an Ogalala Lakota Sioux of his life in the latter part of the nineteenth century. Yet Black Elk is reluctant to tell ‘his’ story because he does not separate himself from all life, ‘my friend, I am going to tell…

Black Elk Speaks is a personal narrative about the Oglala physician who witnessed both the zenith and plummet of the Sioux Nation. It tells the story of Black Elk’s life and spiritual journey. At the same time, it’s also more than that. It also reveals the tales of the Sioux and the price they had…