A Quote for Saturday, from Black Elk

“It is hard to follow one great vision in this world of darkness and of many changing shadows.”

– Black Elk, 1863 – 1950

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Black Elk was a medicine man of the Oglala Lakota, whose philosophy and life experiences—which included the battles of Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee, as well as touring with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show—were published in a book titled Black Elk Speaks in 1932; republished in 2008.

You can find out more about Black Elk on History.com:

Black Elk

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