Heȟáka Sápa [h xaka,sapa] commonly known as Black Elk (baptized Nicholas; December 1, 1863 – August 19, 1950), was a wičháša wakȟáŋ ("medicine man, holy man") and heyoka of the Oglala Lakota people. He was a second cousin of the war leader Crazy Horse and fought with him in the...
I took a deep breath and listened to the old bray of my heart. I am. I am. I am.