The Sixth Grandfather : Black Elk's teachings given to John G. Neihardt

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The Sixth Grandfather : Black Elk's teachings given to John G. Neihardt

Title remainder

Black Elk's teachings given to John G. Neihardt

Statement of responsibility

edited and with an introduction by Raymond J. DeMallie ; foreword by Hilda Neihardt Petri

Creator

• Neihardt, John G., 1881-1973

Contributor

• DeMallie, Raymond J., 1946-
• Black Elk, 1863-1950

Subject

• Oglala Indians -- Biography
• Oglala Indians -- Religion
• Black Elk, 1863-1950
• Oglala philosophy

Language

eng

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Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

• 970.004/97
• B

LC call number

E99.O3

LC item number

B536 1984

Summary expansion

In Black Elk Speaks and When the Tree Flowered , John C. Neihardt recorded the teachings of the Oglala holy man Black Elk, who had, in a vision, seen himself as the "sixth grandfather," the spiritual representative of the earth and of mankind. Raymond J. DeMallie makes available for the first time the transcripts from Neihardt's interviews with Black Elk in 1931 and 1944, which formed the basis for the two books. His introduction offers new insights into the life of Black Elk