Heȟáka Sápa, commonly known as Black Elk (baptized Nicholas; December 1, 1863 – August 19, 1950), was a wičháša wakȟáŋ ("medicine man, holy man") and...

Black Elk Peak, formerly known as Harney Peak, is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the Midwestern United States. It lies...

of Black Elk, an Oglala Lakota medicine man. Black Elk spoke in Lakota and Black Elk's son, Ben Black Elk, who was present during the talks, translated...

Benjamin Black Elk (17 May 1899 – 22 February 1973) of the Oglala Lakota people was an actor and educator known as the "fifth face" of Mount Rushmore...

United States. Black Elk Peak, which rises to 7,244 feet (2,208 m), is the range's highest summit. The Black Hills encompass the Black Hills National...

Charlotte A. Black Elk (1951 or 1952) is a political and environmental Native American activist. She is of Oglala Lakota heritage, and is the great-granddaughter...

best-known work is Black Elk Speaks (1932), which Neihardt presents as an extended narration of the visions of the Lakota medicine man Black Elk. It was translated...

In his book Black Elk Speaks, John G. Neihardt, a non-Native, explored spiritual beliefs as he says they were told to him by Black Elk (1863–1950), an...

The Black Elk Wilderness is a nature preserve located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The wilderness was designated by an act of Congress in 1980....

1870s by Lakota leader Black Elk (Heȟáka Sápa, also known as "The Sixth Grandfather"), that culminated at the nearby Black Elk Peak, (Hiŋháŋ Káǧa, "Making...

February 4, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2010. Black Elk; John G. Neihardt (October 16, 2008). Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of...

would be a protector of his people. Black Elk, a contemporary and cousin of Crazy Horse, related the vision in Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a...

The elk (pl.: elk or elks; Cervus canadensis), or wapiti, is the second largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial...

can take on the ceremonial role of the heyoka. The Lakota medicine man, Black Elk, described himself as a heyoka, saying he had been visited as a child...

The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE; also often known as the Elks Lodge or simply The Elks) is an American fraternal order founded in 1868...

Maȟpíya Ičáȟtagya (Touch the Clouds) from the Miniconjou; Heȟáka Sápa (Black Elk), Maȟpíya Lúta (Red Cloud), and Tamakhóčhe Theȟíla (Billy Mills) - all...

Protective Order of Elks of the World (IBPOEW) is an African-American fraternal order modeled on the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. It was established...

Anthropos. 69 (1/2). JSTOR: 17–32. JSTOR 40458509. Black Elk; John G. Neihardt (October 16, 2008). Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of...

Cedar, or Nookomis Giizhig in Anishinaabemowin. In the book Black Elk Speaks, Black Elk, an Oglala Lakota (Sioux) wičháša wakȟáŋ (medicine man and holy...

Dance, they would wear special Ghost Dance shirts, as had been seen by Black Elk in a vision. Kicking Bear misunderstood the meaning of the shirts, and...

of the mountainous region known as the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. Within the forest is Black Elk Peak which is the tallest mountain in South...

seasons 2, 4), Monica's grandfather, and Tate's great-grandfather. Tokala Black Elk as Sam Stands Alone (season 1), a friend of the Long family. Luke Peckinpah...

the surname include: Big Elk (c. 1765–1846), American Omaha leader John Elk (fl. 1880s), plaintiff in Elk v. Wilkins Black Elk (c. 1863–1950), American...

is a mountain monument under construction on privately held land in the Black Hills, in Custer County, South Dakota, United States. It will depict the...

Oyuȟpe Tiyóšpaye True Oyuȟpe (Big Road's band). Other members include: Black Elk Wakaŋ Makaicu (Red Dog's band) Oglala Tiyóšpaye True Oglala Caŋkahuȟaŋ...

Peak in Arizona 13. Mount Hood in Oregon 14. Guadalupe Peak in Texas 15. Black Elk Peak in South Dakota 16. Mount Mitchell in North Carolina 17. Clingmans...

Theatre. His performances includes Mark Kaufman's Evil Little Thoughts, Black Elk Speaks, Carey Crim's Morning after Grace, Lanford Wilson's Rain Dance...

universe. White Buffalo Cow Society Dignity (statue) Black Elk, Wallace (1953). The sacred pipe : Black Elk's account of the seven rites of the Oglala Sioux...

hiking trails. It is also popular as a starting point for excursions to Black Elk Peak and The Needles. A hotel was operated on the shore of the lake in...

documented in the 19th and early 20th centuries by practitioners like Black Elk. Encouraged by the American Indian Movement, the 1960s and 1970s saw revitalization...