Told from a Native American point of view, Black Elk’s Vision provides a unique perspective on American history. From recounting the visions Black Elk had as a young boy, to his involvement in the battles of Little Big Horn and Wounded Knee, as well as his journeys to New York City and Europe with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, this biographical account of Black Elk—an Oglala Lakota medicine man who lived from 1863 to 1950—follows him from childhood through adulthood.
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Award-winning author and illustrator of children's literature, S.D. Nelson is mixed-blood, of Norwegian/Lakota descent, and a middle school art teacher who has taught for the past 24 years. S.D. Nelson's artwork appears on book covers, CDs, and greeting cards. As the author and illustrator of the acclaimed book Gift Horse: A Lakota Story, he received a Paren
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