| Black Elk and Flaming Rainbow: Personal Memories of the Lakota Holy Man and John Neihardt Contributor(s): Neihardt, Hilda Martinsen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803283768 ISBN-13: 9780803283763 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1999 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - Native American & Aboriginal - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - History | Native American |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 94026350 |
| Lexile Measure: 1180 |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.31" W x 8.3" (0.50 lbs) 158 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Geographic Orientation - South Dakota |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. Hilda Neihardt lives on the west bank of the Missouri River near Tekamah, Nebraska. For years a private attorney, she now devotes much of her time to presentations in schools and to service organizations. |