The Sixth Grandfather: Black Elk's Teachings Given to John G. Neihardt

About this book

In Black Elk Speaks and When the Tree Flowered John C. Neihardt recorded the teachings of the Oglala holy man Black Elk who had in a vision seen himself as the "sixth grandfather " the spiritual representative of the earth and of mankind. Raymond J. DeMallie makes available for the first time the transcripts from Neihardts interviews with Black Elk in 1931 and 1944 which formed the basis for the two books. His introduction offers new insights into the life of Black Elk.