Black Elk

Black Elk (c. 1863-1950)

"Seeds sprout in the darkness of the ground before they know the summer and the day."

• From Black Elk Speaks (chapter 18), narrated by Black Elk and recorded/edited by John G. Neihardt. (University of Nebraska Press, 2014).

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