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Bookmark or Share- Black Elk - WikipediaHeȟáka Sápa [h xaka,sapa] commonly known as Black Elk (baptized Nicholas; December 1, 1863 – August 19, 1950 [1]), was a wičháša wakȟáŋ ("medicine man, holy man") and heyoka of the Oglala Lakota people.
- Black Elk 1863-1950 - PWNA - nativepartnership.orgBlack Elk, an Oglala Lakota holy man, is one of the most studied and written-about Native Americans. His story was first told by John Neihardt in Black Elk Speaks, a book-length poem published in 1932 that spans Black Elk’s life from his childhood to the 1890s.
- The Life of Lakota Medicine Man Black Elk | Art of ManlinessWhen he was nine years old in 1872, Black Elk, a member of the Lakota tribe, had a near-death vision in which he was called to save not only his people but all of humanity.
- Black Elk - U.S. National Park ServiceBlack Elk returned to Pine Ridge in 1889, the same year Congress passed an act further reducing the land of the Great Sioux Reservation by about half. He found his people worse off than when he left: short on food and ravaged by disease.
- Black Elk 1863 - 1950 - Ya-Native NetworkBlack Elk was a prominent spiritual leader and medicine man of the Oglala Lakota tribe, known for his profound wisdom, visionary experiences, and commitment to preserving the traditions and customs of his people.
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