The Truth About Blackout That Were Hidden From the Public

The popularity of Blackout helped foster the late 1960s, early 1970s Native American Romanticism. The books portrayed him as a wise and noble Lakota holy man who had fought valiantly for the old ways only to be crushed by Christian white civilization. Authors Nihart and Brown deliberately distorted the image of Blackout. Their books are selective accounts that intentionally exclude truths about Blackout. These truths give a very different picture of the man and what he believed.