pafret Loc: Northeast

Free Download: "Black Elk Speaks, As Told to John G. Neihardt"


"Black Elk Speaks, As Told to John G. Neihardt"
by Nicholas Black Elk

"In the summer of 1930, as part of his research into the Native American perspective on the Ghost Dance movement, Neihardt contacted an Oglala holy man named Black Elk, who had been present as a young man at the 1876 Battle of the Little Big Horn and the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre. As Neihardt tells the story, Black Elk gave him the gift of his life's narrative, including the visions he had had and some of the Oglala rituals he had performed. The two men developed a close friendship. The book Black Elk Speaks, grew from their conversations continuing in the spring of 1931, and is now Neihardt's most familiar work. The current popularity of the book shows the growth of interest in the social and ethical analysis of Native American tribes."

Freely download "Black Elk Speaks, As Told to John G. Neihardt" here:

- http://stuff.samassaveneessa.info/docs/BlackElkSpeaks.pdf

goch1

Thanks for posting that and the free download. I am a blood-brother to a Chippewa, and have recently regained an interest in the History of Native America. This will be a good read for me.

lindajoy Loc: right here with you....

Thank You, pafret..

My native Indian lineage is Cherokee but I like the history on all tribes.. Some more than others..

Going to download it now...

I hope Mr. B sees this.. Not Sci~ Fi but he may be interested anyway...

Thanks again..

I see it's here!! Very nice!!! Have you read it?? I enjoyed the preface already!!

pafret Loc: Northeast

I am a little behind schedule on my reading. I just finished a novel (fictionalized History) on the annual pilgrimage to Little Big Horn and the Ghost Dance movement. This one is in the queue and I am having a Senior Moment because I can't remember the title or author of the book I finished three days ago. Have to look it up.