Book · 2014 · History
Black Elk Speaks
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So the more books I read now I'm on Black Elk speaks which is my favorite one so far because Black Elk speaks is an actual man named Black Elk who is a AG lawless Sioux medicine man a Lakota medicine man who in the 1930s told his story.
What they say about it
- Describing native american history“Native American history”3
- Reading the book“reading this book now”2
The best things said about it
Some of these amazing books where you get a real understanding of like like Black Elk Speaks, like those kind of things.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · May 2024 It's about this Iguala Sioux medicine man who was while he was still alive in the 1930s they wrote this book.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Jan 2020 I read a series of books and one of them was Black Elk Speaks.
And then I read son of the morning star and then I read Black Elk the black alcohol was particularly fascinating to me because it details life before like before they killed Custer to living on reservations to the desperation.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Mar 2020 Where and when it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Black Elk Speaks by John G. Neihardt is a biographical narrative detailing the life and visions of Black Elk, an Oglala Lakota medicine man who lived through a transformative and devastating era for Native Americans. Joe Rogan repeatedly recommended and discussed the book across several episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience, describing it as an essential and fascinating account that provides a genuine understanding of Native American culture, life before the Battle of Little Bighorn, subsequent confinement to reservations, and the sheer desperation experienced by tribes during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Mike Baker echoed these sentiments while co-appearing on the podcast, noting that he was listening to the book on tape to better comprehend the history and perspectives of the plains tribes. Tom Papa also mentioned reading the book during a period when he immersed himself in Native American history, while Steven Rinella referenced it while discussing historical accounts of indigenous travelers visiting Europe. Across these conversations, podcast guests highlighted the profound historical value of the text, emphasizing how it preserves an insider perspective on a tragic chapter of American history, offering readers a deeply moving window into indigenous spirituality, tribal traditions, and the immense hardships brought by westward expansion.
Every mention
Joe Rogan I've been I'm reading this book now I'm listening to it on tape called Black Elk speaks it's about this Igu… 5
“We didn't really understand, you know, much about Native American culture until people started started writing these like Empire of the Summer Moon, some of these amazing books where you get a real understanding of like like Black Elk Speaks, like those kind of things.”
“i forget which book it is it might be black elk speaks it's one one of the books on native americans that i've read that describes this this journey”
“and then i read son of the morning star and then i read black elk”
“and then I read son of the morning star and then I read Black Elk the black alcohol was particularly fascinating to me because it details life before like before they killed Custer to living on reservations to the desperation”
“I've been I'm reading this book now I'm listening to it on tape called Black Elk speaks it's about this Iguala Sioux medicine man who was while he was still alive in the 1930s They wrote this book”
Mike Baker I've been I'm reading this book now I'm listening to it on tape called Black Elk speaks it's about this Igu… 1
“I've been I'm reading this book now I'm listening to it on tape called Black Elk speaks it's about this Iguala Sioux medicine man who was while he was still alive in the 1930s they wrote this book”
Bari Weiss so the more books I read now I'm on Black Elk speaks which is my favorite one so far because Black Elk spea… 1
“so the more books I read now I'm on Black Elk speaks which is my favorite one so far because Black Elk speaks is an actual man named Black Elk who is a AG lawless Sioux medicine man a Lakota medicine man who in the 1930s told his story”
Lex Fridman this book on black elk man it details his life from he was a young boy when during custer's last stand 1
“this book on black elk man it details his life from he was a young boy when during custer's last stand”
Steven Rinella maybe it was uh black elk black elk speaks yeah 1
“maybe it was uh black elk black elk speaks yeah”
Tom Papa I got really into Native American history about uh two years ago two and a half years ago and I read a seri… 1
“I got really into Native American history about uh two years ago two and a half years ago and I read a series of books and one of them was Black Elk speaks”
