Just wanted to say thank you. Your mix of financial data, mortality data, art, music, literature, and faith are thoughtful and well-linked/footnoted. I can't say that sumo is my favorite sport, but it's great that you bring so much of yourself to your writing.
That said, it looks like from the second essay, rather than reading something that seems to reflect the ideas of a standard American poet (Neihardt) who seems to have molded interviews into his own structure & vision, perhaps I should read one of the other books recommended:
DeMallie, Raymond, ed. The Sixth Grandfather: Black Elk’s Teachings Given to John G. Neihardt. Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 1984.
I knew about the controversy from multiple sources (I linked to Wikipedia for simplicity). This is not unique to Black Elk, of course - anything in translation/interpretation, where the "translator" has decided to inject a whole bunch of editing and extra material, you'll get this sort of thing.
Just wanted to say thank you. Your mix of financial data, mortality data, art, music, literature, and faith are thoughtful and well-linked/footnoted. I can't say that sumo is my favorite sport, but it's great that you bring so much of yourself to your writing.
my dad recommended a book you may like.
it's named Black Elk Speaks.
Is that the one by not-Black-Elk where the author made up/misinterpreted a lot of the content?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Elk_Speaks#Controversy
https://nieveroja.colostate.edu/issue4/black.htm
That said, it looks like from the second essay, rather than reading something that seems to reflect the ideas of a standard American poet (Neihardt) who seems to have molded interviews into his own structure & vision, perhaps I should read one of the other books recommended:
DeMallie, Raymond, ed. The Sixth Grandfather: Black Elk’s Teachings Given to John G. Neihardt. Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 1984.
https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/bison-books/9780803265646/the-sixth-grandfather/
Luther Standing Bear. My People the Sioux. Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 1975.
https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/bison-books/9780803293328/my-people-the-sioux/
It sounds like the first one is the transcripts without all the interpretation/resculpting slapped on top.
I dunno as I never read it.
I wouldn't trust wikimedia for any information myself though and would seek out other references to attempt to verify that claim.
transcripts are definitely a good option.
I knew about the controversy from multiple sources (I linked to Wikipedia for simplicity). This is not unique to Black Elk, of course - anything in translation/interpretation, where the "translator" has decided to inject a whole bunch of editing and extra material, you'll get this sort of thing.