ToldfromtheNativeAmericanpointofview,BlackElk’sVisionprovidesauniqueperspectiveonAmericanhistory.FromrecountingthevisionsBlackElkhadasayoungboy,tohisinvolvementinthebattlesofLittleBigHornandWoundedKnee,aswellashisjourneystoNewYorkCityandEuropewithBuffaloBill’sWildWestShow,thisbiographicalaccountofBlackElk—anOglala-Lakotamedicineman(1863–1950)—followshimfromchildhoodthroughadulthood.S.D.NelsontellsthestoryofBlackElkthroughthemedicineman’svoice,bringingtolifewhatitwasliketobeNativeAmericaninthemid-to-latenineteenthcenturyandearlytwentiethcentury.TheNativepeoplefoundtheirlandoverrunbytheWha-shi-choos,orWhiteMan,thebuffaloslaughteredforsportandtopurposelyeliminatetheirmainfoodsource,andtheirpeoplegatheredontoreservations.Throughitall,BlackElkclungtohischildhoodvisionsthatplantedtheseedstohelphispeople—andallpeople—understandtheirplaceinthecircleoflife.Thebookincludesarchivalimages,atimeline,abibliography,anindex,andNelson’ssignatureart.PraisefortheworkofS.D.NelsonWesternWritersofAmericaSpurStorytellerAwardChicagoPublicLibraryBestoftheBestOppenheimToyPortfolioGoldAward“Anappealingstoryfullofexcitement,warmth,andwisdom.”—TheFiveOwls,starredreview“Afinechoiceforstoryhours,thiswillalsofindwidecurricularuse.”—Booklist“Amodern-daystoryintheSiouxtraditionofstorytelling.”—Winston-SalemJournal“Splendidacrylicartworkcapturestheaction,humor,andspiritofthetale.AsolidadditiontocollectionsofNativeAmericantalesandanenjoyableread-aloud.”—SchoolLibraryJournal“Nelsonpullsitoffwithhisconfidentstyleasastoryteller...polishedillustrations...informative,wellwritten.”—KirkusReviewsF&Plevel:UF&Pgenre:B