Nicholas Black Elk (Lakota Medicine Man, Catholic Saint?)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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The Legend of Black Elk
In 1927, Black Elk reportedly created a show known as the Duhamel Sioux Indian Pageant. He also owned three horses named Bologna, Brownie, and Button. In his later life, Black Elk displayed a sense of humor. And he returned to acting as a showman late in life.
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Transcript
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.
