Two popular books held Lakota medicine man Black Elk as an icon of native American spirituality. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the truths those books suppressed about Nicholas Black Elk, especially his conversion and devout Catholic faith.AI-powered
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Nicholas Black Elk (Lakota Medicine Man, Catholic Saint?)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
The Insincerity of Lucy Black Elk
Hilden Ihart claims to have heard Black Elk talk about his children as a 14-year-old girl. She didn't make the claim until she was interviewed in 2000, 70 years after alleged conversation occurred. Hilda went on to say that becoming aware of her native beliefs from this book changed her life.
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