
Nicholas Black Elk (Lakota Medicine Man, Catholic Saint?)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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Lucy Black Elk Looks Twice
Father Steltonkamp knew Lucy looks twice for five years from 1973 until her death in 1978. She wanted him to tell the story of her father's life as a catechist, and they became white cloaks. The two were so close that Lucy began referring to Father Stelonkamp as takosia, which means grandchild.
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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.
