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Black Elk and Flaming Rainbow: Personal Memories of the Lakota Holy Man and John Neihardt
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 978.004975
EAN: 9780803233386
Edition: 2nd Printing
ISBN: 0803233388
Label: University of Nebraska Press
Languages: EnglishUnknownEnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishPublished
Manufacturer: University of Nebraska Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 158
Publication Date: January 01, 1995
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Studio: University of Nebraska Press
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Editorial Review:In 1931 John Neihardt traveled to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota to interview Lakota elders who had witnessed the Ghost Dance and the Wounded Knee Massacre. He met Black Elk, and their two weeks of intense talks became Black Elk Speaks, one of the most important biographies of an American Indian ever published. Accompanying John Neihardt to help him observe and to take notes were his two daughters, Enid and Hilda. For the first time Hilda Neihardt presents her memories of those interviews. She celebrates the days and nights of storytelling, camping, feasting, and horseback riding with the fresh eyes of a bright fourteen year old. The volume includes never-before-published photographs and answers many questions about the collaboration between the Lakota holy man and her father, called Peta Wigamou-Gke, or Flaming Rainbow.
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Anyone who has ever read "Black Elk Speaks" should put this book "Black Elk and Flaming Rainbow" on their must read list. Written by a woman who was there during the interviews, this book sheds much light on the arguement of whether "Black Elk Speaks" is fiction or non-fiction. It also explains why "Black Elk Speaks" could not have been written exactly as Black Elk had told his story to Neihardt. The book also touches lightly on interviews leading to the writing of "When the Tree Flowered" also by ... Read More
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