Biography & Letters

Black Elk Speaks

Black Elk; as told through John G. Neihardt

Visions; sacred life; history; personal testimony.

Subject matter

Visions; sacred life; history; personal testimony

Culture / tradition

Oglala Lakota; Indigenous North America

Publication / composition

1932

Edition publication year

Not specified

Historical figures

Black Elk

Historical timeframe

Modern Era (1800 CE–Present) · 1863 CE – 1890 CE

Core life period, with later recollections.