The Sincerity of Nicholas Black Elk

"This isn't a matter of faith. This is a matter to be sorted out by looking at the historical evidence," Stelton says. "I have not historically had a devotion to Nicholas Black Elk, and I really didn't know that much about him before I started researching this pair of episodes." For me, the issue of whether or not he was sincere is a historical mystery; it's up to history.