Black Elk

Black Elk (c. 1863-1950)

"You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round."

• From Black Elk Speaks (chapter 17), narrated by Black Elk and recorded/edited by John G. Neihardt. (University of Nebraska Press, 2014).

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