Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux

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I loved this book. Black Elk is given a vision while on a mountain as a little boy. How his tribe looked to him for guidance. How they had to fight for their land, after being betrayed by the gold digging white man. The battles and hardships of coming to terms with white settlements. After further visions while trying to understand them, Black Elk knows he has made a mistake.

The book itself is great, but in the version I got there were quite a few notes and markings. But that was mentioned so not really an issue.

All was perfect!The book was in a good condition when it arived.A good book for best price ;)Thank you!

I have always been fascinated with the culture of the Native Americans, and this book has for me opened my eyes to not only their culture but their plight as a people. I always loved Native American culture and the art they produce. Even today, it continues to affect me in a profound way. Whether it is reading a book like Black Elk Speaks or beholding a painting by Woody Crumbo, I always get this sense of urgency from them, even today -a sense of urgency to preserve what is left of their culture, resuscitating it any way possible, in order to keep it living for future generations of Native Americans, and also to help non-Native Americans understand.This book goes through the history of the fall of their culture here in America, told through the eyes of the famous visionary, Black Elk. Reading it, you get a strong sense of their customs, traditions, developing a deeper understanding.Although most of us know the story of the Native Americans; however, even through the bitter ending of this book, I was still filled with a sense of hope, a hope that at least through art and other arenas of the soul, their culture would be preserved for future generations.Highly recommended!