Black Elk


Heȟáka Sápa (Black Elk) (December 1, 1863 – August 19, 1950) was a famous wičháša wakȟáŋ (medicine man and holy man) and heyoka of the Oglala Lakota (Sioux) who lived in the present-day United States, primarily South Dakota. He was a second cousin of the war chief Crazy Horse.
Name Black Elk
Movies Yes We Can
Black Elk Ben Black Elk Oglala by Paul B Steinmetz Pine Ridge
Born December 1, 1863Little Powder River, Wyoming (1863-12)
Resting place Saint Agnes Catholic Cemetery, Manderson, South Dakota
Children Benjamin (?–1973)JohnLucy Looks Twice (?–1978)
Died August 19, 1950, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Spouse Anna Brings White (m. 1905–1941), Katie War Bonnet (m. 1892–1903)
Books Black Elk Speaks, The gift of the sacred pipe, Les rites secrets des Indiens Sioux
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