Black Elk Speaks
Who is the author of black elk speaks?
John Neihardt
How were stories handed down among tribes?
Orally
Black Elks father broke his leg at which battle?
What point of view is Black Elk Speaks told in?
First person narrator
Has his great vision at 9 years old
Black Elk
How did Buffalo Bill help Black Elk?
He gave him money to go back to US.
Story telling was often dealing with the problems of what?
Good verse Evil
What was the battle of rosebud?
The Lakotas faced 1,000 soldiers with superior weapons. As the sun went down, both the soldiers and the Lakotas gave up the battle.
Black Elk has a smaller vision at what age?
five
Sioux chief and holy man
Crazy Horse
Why were the Wasichus afraid of the ghost dance?
It was believed to be a "call to arms" among the Indians to kill all whites.
What is three Native American literature characteristics?
repetition, archaic language, ritual beginnings and endings, terse style
What is the treaty of 1868?
Red Cloud negotiated Lakota territory
Black Elk received his first bow and arrows from who?
His grandfather
Sioux chief; negotiated the treaty of 1868
Red Cloud
Where was the last battle between the U.S. Army and American Indians, often recognized as the death of Plains Indian culture?
Wounded Knee
Who usually created the universe in creation myths?
Prior to the arival of the Europeans there were how many Native Americans cultures?
around 300
Black Elk father was wounded at the Battle of the Hundred Slain under which chief?
Red Cloud
Black Elk's childhood friend, and Native American civil rights hero
Standing bear
The battle of Little Bighorn was due to what?
Whites entering the sacred Black Hills seeking gold
What type of animal is usually the bad guy trying to mess people up?
Coyote, raven, etc.
What was the battle of little bighorn
General Custer and his army fought the Lakota and Cheyenne Indians. Custer and his 7th cavalry were outnumbered and Custer was defeated.
What did Black Elk do to a soldier at his first battle?
He took his scalp
Great Lakota war hero; there is a monument made in his honor
Sitting Bull