“With visible breath I am walking.
A voice I am sending as I walk.
In a sacred manner I am walking.
With visible tracks I am walking.
In a sacred manner I walk.”

—  Black Elk

Song of the White Bison Woman who brought the sacred pipe to men.
Black Elk Speaks (1961)

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Oglala Lakota leader 1863–1950

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