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)