Nicholas Black Elk: Medicine Man, Missionary, Mystic storytelling and its meaning for Minnesota's

and its meaning for Minnesota's diverse people

In claiming this autonomy of desire

This book explores how we can embark on a path of transformation on the way to respectful coexistence with those whose ancestral homeland this is

the family genealogy

working cooperatively

Nicholas Black Elk: Medicine Man, Missionary, Mystic storytelling and its meaning for Minnesota'sSince its publication in 1932, Black Elk Speaks has moved countless readers to appreciate the American Indian world that it described. John Neihardt's popular narrative addressed the youth and early adulthood of Black Elk, an Oglala Sioux religious elder. Michael F. Steltenkamp now provides the first full interpretive biography of Black Elk, distilling in one volume what is known of this American Indian wisdom keeper whose life has helped guide