
Nicholas Black Elk (Lakota Medicine Man, Catholic Saint?)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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The Evolution of Lakota Catholicism
Lakota Catholicism has continued to grow and evolve since the arrival of Jesuits. Black Elk would be very comfortable in Lakota Catholicism today, he says. "The search for good character is really the passion of Lakotes of people" The rule should be that unless something actually contradicts the Christian faith, it shouldn't be a problem,.
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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.
