Harry Oldmeadow - Black Elk, Lakota Visionary: The Oglala Holy Man and Sioux Tradition

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Native Spirit & The Sun Dance Way produced by Michael Oren Fitzgerald, directed by Jennifer Casey, 2007

Oldmeadow opens the door to the world of great thinkers who, through their diverse views and criticisms, have placed Black Elks teachings amidst those of the greatest visionaries, spiritualists, philosophers, and teachers, and advanced the story of the Lakota holy man into a national and world phenomenon.... [Black Elk, Lakota Visionary] is enlightening with new facts and keen insights from some of the most respected contemporary scholars of philosophy and religious traditions.... [This book] merits a place on the shelf of all who are serious about Native American culture. And it should be an essential element of Indian studies curricula in colleges, for it presents Indian spiritual tradition not as an atavistic exercise to appreciate the past, but as a source to be drawn upon for rational existence in todays world.

Charles E. Trimble, Oglala Lakota, founder of the American Indian Press Association and past Executive Director of the National Congress of American Indians

This book will command the attention of every reader who is interested in the American Indians, providing fascinating insights into their ancestral traditions prior to the reservation era, the subsequent destruction and revival of their traditional ways, and the vital lessons which the contemporary world might draw from their spiritual legacy.... Black Elk, Lakota Visionary will oblige readers to reassess Black Elk and his legacy. It is the most authoritative and up to date work I have seen on the subject.

Michael Oren Fitzgerald, author of Yellowtail: Crow Medicine Man and Sun Dance Chief and editor of The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa)

Black Elk, Lakota Visionary studies the debate among scholarly specialists as they reconstruct the history behind the life story and Great Vision of the wicasa wakan. Their exchange of views is counterbalanced by an examination of Lakota spirituality in relationship to Western and Eastern religious traditions. Exposure to this discourse will inspire the reader to appreciate the universality of tradition and revelation in Lakota ancestral wisdom and ones place in a world of order with beauty and meaning.

Vivian Arviso Deloria, former Executive Director of Education for the Navajo Nation and Chairperson of the Navajo Nation Womens Commission

A significant contribution to the Black Elk literature. Especially valuable for new information on Joseph Epes Brown and the composition of The Sacred Pipe.

Clyde Holler, author of Black Elks Religion: The Sun Dance and Lakota Catholicism and editor of The Black Elk Reader

Black Elk, Lakota Visionary is a wonderful addition to understanding this Oglala holy mans significance in both Native American and United States history. Harry Oldmeadow uses new sources to reassess Black Elks life, impact, and the controversies with John G. Neihardt, Joseph Epes Brown, and his adoption of Catholicism.... Oldmeadow demonstrates how the views of Frithjof Schoun, the pre-eminent Perennialist philosopher, offer a better understanding of Black Elk. All students of Native American history and of Black Elk should be required to read this valuable contribution to the literature.

Raymond Wilson, Fort Hays State University, author of Ohiyesa: Charles Eastman, Santee Sioux and Native Americans in the Twentieth Century

Harry Oldmeadow brings together in one volume information that comes from specialists in cultural anthropology as well as rich insights into the human condition from scholars like Mircea Eliade and Frithjof Schuon. Building upon this background, Oldmeadow explores the cultural legacy of Black Elk and the Sioux people. He does so using ordinary language which enables the reader to grasp the rich vision of this holy man and his world.

Richard Davies, Culver Academies, author of Swords at Culver

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