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Oglala Lakota leader (1863–1950)

Heȟáka Sápa[h xaka,sapa] commonly known as Black Elk (baptized Nicholas; December 1, 1863 – August 19, 1950^[1]), was a wičháša wakȟáŋ ("medicine man, holy man") and heyoka of the OglalaLakota people.

He was a second cousin of the war leader Crazy Horse and fought with him in the Battle of Little Bighorn.

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He survived the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890. He toured and performed in Europe as part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.

Black Elk is best known for his interviews with poet John Neihardt, where he discussed his religious views, visions, and events from his life. Neihardt published these in his book Black Elk Speaks in 1932.

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This book has since been published in numerous editions, most recently in 2008. Near the end of his life, he also spoke to American ethnologist Joseph Epes Brown for his 1947 book The Sacred Pipe. There has been great interest in these works among diverse people interested in Native American Black Elk - Wikipedia BEK