Black Elk
1863–1950 · Little Powder River
About
Heȟáka Sápa, commonly known as Black Elk, was a wičháša wakȟáŋ and heyoka of the Oglala Lakota people. He was a second cousin of the war leader Crazy Horse and fought with him in t
Indigenous Wisdom tradition
Lakota / Oglala
English, Lakota
Biography
Heȟáka Sápa, commonly known as Black Elk, was a wičháša wakȟáŋ and heyoka of the Oglala Lakota people. He was a second cousin of the war leader Crazy Horse and fought with him in the Battle of Little Bighorn. He survived the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890. He toured and performed in Europe as part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
Teachings & topics
Earth wisdomCeremonyAncestral knowledgeHealing
Bibliography
- Black Elk lives2000 · University of Nebraska Press
- Lecon indienne - les secrets d'un homme-medecine conversations avec wallace b (L1999 · J'ai lu
- Black Elk1990 · Harper & Row
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