The Sixth Grandfather : Black Elk's teachings given to John G. Neihardt

In Black Elk Speaks and When the Tree Flowered , John C. Neihardt recorded the teachings of the Oglala holy man Black Elk, who had, in a vision, seen himself as the "sixth grandfather," the spiritual representative of the earth and of mankind. Raymond J. DeMallie makes available for the first time the transcripts from Neihardt's interviews with Black Elk in 1931 and 1944, which formed the basis for the two books. His introduction offers new insights into the life of Black Elk.

Foreword	p. xvii
Preface	p. xix
Acknowledgments	p. xxvii
Part 1 Nicholas Black Elk and John G. Neihardt: An Introduction	p. 1
Part 2 The 1931 Interviews	p. 75
[1] Boyhood (1863-72)	p. 101
[2] The Great Vision (1873)	p. 111
[3] Youth (1873-75)	p. 143
[4] Walking the Black Road (1875-76)	p. 162
[5] The Scattering of the People (1876-81)	p. 196
[6] Walking the Red Road (1881-85)	p. 215
[7] Seeing the World of the Wasichus (1886-89)	p. 245
[8] The Ghost Dance and Wounded Knee (1889-91)	p. 256
[9] Teaching Flaming Rainbow (1931)	p. 283
Part 3 The 1944 Interviews	p. 297
[10]	p. 307
[11] December 6	p. 319
[12] December 7	p. 333
[13] December 8	p. 348
[14] December 11	p. 364
[15] December 12	p. 377
[16] December 13	p. 391
Appendixes Bibliography Index	p. 411
Appendix A Concordance	p. 413
Appendix B Phonetic Key	p. 419
Bibliography	p. 421
Index	p. 431

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