He worked in a one-room study, that’s included on the center’s grounds. He lived in the small northeastern Nebraska town for a number of years. Neihardt’s memory and works are remembered at the John G. He worked on a five-volume set of “A Cycle of the West.” The other chapters were: “The Song of Hugh Glass,” “The Song of Three friends,” “The Song of Jed Smith,” and “The Song of the Messiah.” By chapter, I mean they were books. “Black Elk Speaks” was a key chapter in Neihardt’s epic poem about life on the prairie. Then, he discusses the wars – including the Little Bighorn battle – followed by the killing of Natives who wanted to celebrate the “Ghost Dance.” Black Elk discussed growing up and living among his tribal brethren. It’s a story of Chief Black Elk, but also of the Lakota people before and after reservation life.īlack Elk discussed significant moments in European American and Native American history – battles won, battles lost and the goal for spiritual life. I read the book in college, and it always stayed with me. The chief shared his knowledge of oral history and the cultures of Native Americans. Neihardt was the author of “Black Elk Speaks,” a book of interviews with the Lakota chief. Yet, it was one book that likely solidified his status as a great writer and storyteller. He wrote more than two dozen poems, stories and books during his lifetime. Neihardt was once Nebraska’s Poet Laureate. The Neihardt Center highlights the colors and meanings of the directions.
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