Introduction. Filling in the blanks -- 1. Who was Black Elk? -- 2. Distancing Black Elk and Neihardt -- 3. Neihardt's Christian matrix -- 4. Neihardt's mission and Black Elk's center -- 5. Shaped by ritual: the enactment of Black Elk's visions -- 6. Black Elk and Lakota healing -- 7. Becoming a helper -- 8. Akicita of the Thunder -- 9. Tatanka Iyacin: to be like the Buffalo -- Conclusion. The metaphor is the message
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