Black Elk
Subtitle: Holy Man of the Oglala
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: September 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9780806129884
Subjects: Alternative belief systems; Biography: historical; History of specific racial & ethnic groups; Native Americans - Plains; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; USA; People of Color; Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Spirituality; Native Americans; Native American
First sentence: In order to understand Black Elk's later life, it is necessary to understand the cultural system within which he was born and the social organization with which he was familiar.