into rural South Dakota to interview Indians as research for

an epic poem. He encountered an extremely elderly member of

the Lakota tribe by the name of Black Elk, whom Neihardt

hoped could remember the old ways. The interview proved

difficult; Neihardt knew no Lakota and Black Elk knew no

English; but with two-way translations provided by Black

Some common words found in the essay are:
Black Elk, Little Horn, South Dakota, Black Elk's, black elk, Elk Neihardt, Wounded Knee, Elk Speaks, Wild West, Elk English, John Neihardt, epic poem, lakota tribe,
Approximate Word count = 274
Approximate Pages = 1 (250 words per page double spaced)