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Nicholas Black Elk : medicine man, missionary, mystic / by Michael F. Steltenkamp.

Author: Steltenkamp, Michael F.

Imprint:Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c2009.

Descriptionxxi, 270 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Note:Cultural background -- Childhood -- The vision -- Little Bighorn -- Medicine man -- Ghost dance -- Wounded Knee legacy -- Conversion -- Catechist -- The Two Roads map -- Holy humor -- Neihardt's visit -- Sanctity -- Sacred pipes -- Sacred rites -- The Land of Many Lodges -- Black Elk's legacy -- Medicine man, missionary, mystic -- Chronology of events related to Nicholas William Black Elk.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.



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