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Black Elk is an Oglala holy man who wrote a book about the Wounded Knee Massacre, in which he mourned the loss of the “beautiful dream” that the Ghost Dance represented. One aspect of this “beautiful dream” is the goal of intertribal unity. Mary says that, by reviving the Ghost Dance at the Occupation of Wounded Knee, Native American activists also revived this dream of intertribal unity.
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Black Elk Character Timeline in Lakota Woman
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Chapter 10: The Ghosts Return
Mary interjects to recount the words of Black Elk , an Oglala man who wrote about the Wounded Knee Massacre. In his book, he...
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