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Black Elk

Leader

Born: Dec 1, 1863

Died: Aug 19, 1950

Good Great Man Me People You

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Grown men can learn from very little children for the hearts of little children are pure. Therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss. Black Elk

Great People Pure Men Older Spirit Miss Great Spirit Learn Very Hearts May Children Which Little Them Little Children Show Many Therefore Grown Older People Grown Men Things

If you will read again what is written, you will see how it was. Black Elk

History You Will See Written Read How Again

I think I have told you, but if I have not, you must have understood, that a man who has a vision is not able to use the power of it until after he has performed the vision on earth for the people to see. Black Elk

You Man People Vision Power Think Earth Must See Able He Performed For The People Until Understood After Use Who

I cured with the power that came through me. Black Elk

Me Power Through Came Cured

I looked about me once again, and suddenly the dancing horses without number changed into animals of every kind and into all the fowls that are, and these fled back to the four quarters of the world from whence the horses came, and vanished. Black Elk

You remember that my great vision came to me when I was only nine years old, and you have seen that I was not much good for anything until after I had performed the horse dance near the mouth of the Tongue River during my eighteenth summer. Black Elk

Good Great Me You Vision Remember Old Dance Seen Mouth Nine Summer Only Horse River Had Performed Until Came Years Eighteenth After Anything Much Near Tongue

I know now what this meant, that the bison were the gift of a good spirit and were our strength, but we should lose them, and from the same good spirit we must find another strength. Black Elk

Good Strength Gift Lose Our Must Find Spirit Know Another Were Same Them Should Meant Now

My friend, I am going to tell you the story of my life, as you wish; and if it were only the story of my life I think I would not tell it; for what is one man that he should make much of his winters, even when they bend him like a heavy snow? Black Elk

Life You Man My Life Wish Think Bend Tell Would One-Man My Friend Only Winters He Like Make Him Am Were His Friend Snow Going Heavy Story Much Should Even

They told me I had been sick twelve days, lying like dead all the while, and that Whirlwind Chaser, who was Standing Bear's uncle and a medicine man, had brought me back to life. Black Elk

I had a vision with which I might have saved my people, but I had not the strength to do it. Black Elk

Strength People Vision Saved Had Which Might

A good nation I will make live. Black Elk

Good Will Nation Live Make

But I think I have done right to save the vision in this way, even though I may die sooner because I did it; for I know the meaning of the vision is wise and beautiful and good; and you can see that I am only a pitiful old man after all. Black Elk

Beautiful Good You Wise Man Vision Old Think Way Though See Only Sooner Know Because Am Did Die Done May Pitiful After Meaning Meaning Of Old Man Even Right Save

So I took the bright red stick and at the center of the nation's hoop I thrust it in the earth. Black Elk

Nation Took Earth Hoop Thrust Red Stick Center Bright

When I got back to my father and mother and was sitting up there in our tepee, my face was still all puffed and my legs and arms were badly swollen; but I felt good all over and wanted to get right up and run around. Black Elk

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