Black Elk
Heȟáka Sápa, commonly known as Black Elk( December 1, 1863 – August 19, 1950), was a" wičháša wakȟáŋmedicine man, holy man") and" heyoka" of the Oglala Lakota people.
He was a second cousin of the war leader Crazy Horse.
Black Elk's first wife Katie converted to Roman Catholicism, and they had their three children baptized as Catholics.
After Katie's death, in 1904 Black Elk, then in his 40s, converted to Catholicism.
He also became a catechist, teaching others about Christianity.
He married again and had more children with his second wife; they were also baptized and reared as Catholic.
He said his children" had to live in this world."
In August 2016, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City opened an official cause for his beatification within the Roman Catholic Church.
Black Elk is perhaps most well known for the books written about him by amateur ethnologist John Neihardt, whom he met near the end of his life.
Neihardt wrote about Black Elk's religious views, visions, and events from his life.
Neihardt published his book" Black Elk Speaks" in 1932.
The words of Black Elk have since been published in numerous editions, most recently in 2008.
There has been great interest in his work among members of the American Indian Movement since the 1970s and by others who have wanted to learn more about Native American religions.
John Neihardt
His best- known work is" Black Elk Speaks"( 1932), which Neihardt presents as an extended narration of the visions of the Lakota medicine man Black Elk.
It was translated into German as" Ich Rufe mein Volk"( I Call My People)( 1953).
In the United States, the book was reprinted in 1961, at the beginning of an increase in non-Native interest in Native American cultures.
Its widespread popularity has supported four other editions.
In 2008 the State University of New York published the book in a premier, annotated edition.
Pierre St.-Jean
Pierre St- Jean( alternate listings: Pierre St- Jean, Pierre Saint- Jean, Pierre St. Jean; born March 28, 1943 in Montreal) is a Canadian weightlifter who competed from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s.
He competed for Canada at the 1964, 1968 and 1976 Summer Olympics, with a best finish of 10th in 1968.
St- Jean also competed in the British Empire and Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal in 1962, a gold medal in 1966 and a bronze medal in 1970.
He won bronze medals at the Pan American Games in 1963 and 1967.
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he took the Athlete's Oath.
He now resides Orleans, Ontario.
Pierre St-Amand
Joseph Pierre Julien St- Amand is a retired Royal Canadian Air Force Lieutenant- General.
St- Amand served as deputy commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and led its Canadian Element between 2015 and 2018.
He previously commanded 441 Tactical Fighter Squadron, 4 Wing, and 1 Canadian Air Division, and was SHAPE Director of Strategic Planning between 2010 and 2011.
During his tenure at SHAPE, St- Amand oversaw strategic planning for Operation Unified Protector.
Hilda Neihardt
Hilda Neihardt( 1916–2004) was one of her father John G. Neihardt's" comrades in adventure," and at the age of 15 accompanied him as" official observer" to meetings with Black Elk, the Lakota holy man whose life stories were the basis for her father's book," Black Elk Speaks" and for her own later works.
She was born in Bancroft, Nebraska, on December 6, 1916, to her writer father and sculptor mother, Mona Martinsen.
In 1920 her extended family moved to Branson, Missouri, in the Ozark Mountains, then to Springfield and on to St. Louis in Missouri as her father's work changed.
Hilda Neihardt attended Southwest Missouri State Teachers' College in Springfield, Missouri, and Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska- Lincoln.
After graduation, she worked for the Swiss Consulate in St. Louis, Missouri.
In 1944, she left the Consulate to join the WAVES.
While in the service, she sang with the Ray Charles Orchestra on the" Waves on Parade" radio program broadcast from Hunter College in New York City.
At her request she transferred to Pasco, Washington, where she served as a control tower operator.
She married Albert J. Petri, April 4, 1944.
They had three children: Gail, Robin, and Coralie.
( Her son, Robin, took the Neihardt surname and used Petri as his middle name.)
In 1960, she entered the University of Missouri Law School, graduating with a JD degree in 1963.
She was the first woman to practice law in central Missouri.
During her years in Columbia, Neihardt was instrumental in obtaining the land and doing the legal work for the creation of the Rock Bridge State Park in Columbia, Missouri.
After retiring from her law practice, Neihardt became very active in promoting her father's works.
She wrote" The End of the Dream and other Stories"' and" The Giving Earth" as compilations that are representative of all Neihardt's writings.
She authored" Black Elk Speaks and Flaming Rainbow" her personal memoirs of Black Elk and John Neihardt, and edited" Black Elk Lives: Conversations with the Black Elk Family" with Lori Utecht.
Her last book," The Broidered Garment: The Love Story of Mona Martinsen and John G. Neihardt", was about her parents.
Hilda Neihardt received the first" Word Sender Award" from the John G. Neihardt Foundation in 1999.
Her book," Black Elk Lives," was the non-fiction winner of the 2001 Nebraska Book Awards Program sponsored by The Nebraska Center for the Book.
A special ceremony awarding her an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by Wayne State College was held in Indianapolis, Indiana on July 23, 2004.
Lloyd St. Amand
Lloyd St. Amand( born November 10, 1952 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian politician and a former Member of Parliament for the riding of Brant.
He is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Born in Sarnia, Ontario, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario and his law degree in 1977 from the University of Windsor.
Since 1979, St. Amand has been a resident of Brantford, Brant's most populous urban centre, where he has practiced family and criminal law.
He has volunteered within the community with several organizations, including the Multiple Sclerosis Society, St. Joseph's Hospital, Brant Waterways Foundation, Big Brothers, Nova Vita Women's Services, and the minor hockey association.
St. Amand is a past president of the Brant Federal Liberal Association and was an active supporter of Jane Stewart's successful election campaigns in 1993, 1997, and 2000.
After Stewart announced she would not run for re-election in the 2004 federal election, St. Amand ran to become the Liberal candidate for her riding and succeeded.
He subsequently won the riding by a 20,589 to 17,856 margin over Conservative candidate Gregory Martin.
He won 38.1% of the vote.
He was re-elected in 2006, receiving 22,077 votes, or 36.9 percent, to Conservative Phil McColeman's 21,495, or 36.0 percent.
However, he was defeated by McColeman in the 2008 election.
He chaired the House Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development from Oct. 4, 2004- Nov. 29, 2005.
He was Assistant/ Associate Critic for the Environment Feb. 23, 2006- Jan. 17, 2007.
Tony Gaffney
Anthony Joseph Gaffney, Jr.( born November 14, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Premier League.
He played college basketball at the University of Massachusetts.
During the 2008– 09 season, he received numerous honors from the Atlantic 10 Conference including Defensive Player of the Year, All- Defensive Team, and Second Team all conference.
Tony is married to his high school sweetheart, Marisa Gaffney( St. Amand) and they have a 2- year- old son named Landon.
John of St Amand
John of St Amand, Canon of Tournay( c. 1230– 1303), also known as Jean de Saint- Amand and Johannes de Sancto Amando, was a Medieval author on pharmacology, teaching at the University of Paris.
He wrote treatises on a variety of topics including magnetism and experimental method.
Charlotte Black Elk
Charlotte A. Black Elk is a political and environmental Native American activist.
She is of Oglala Lakota heritage, and is the great- granddaughter of the holy man Nicholas Black Elk.
She has become well known in recent years for her role as a primary advocate for the Lakota peoples regarding the protection of the Black Hills Land Claim.
She is also known for her participation in documentaries covering the history of the Lakota people, including" The Way West"( 1995) and" The West"( 1996).
Benoit St-Amand
Benoît St- Amand( born 19 April 1978) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey player.
He had a bone cancer in his right leg when he was 15( 1993), and his leg was amputated above the knee in 1995.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, St- Amand, began to play ice sledge hockey immediately after the 2002 Winter Paralympics, where he saw the Canadian national team, and made his debut for the national team just two years later( in 2004)- first as a forward, then as a goalie.

Question: Were Charlotte Black Elk and Pierre St-Amand of the same nationality?
Answer: no