Lakota / OglalaIndigenous WisdomHistorical figure

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