Black Elks Prayer

[@susannesteinmetz8300]

I hear it ever night before sleeping

[@doberman1ism]

A’HO, Jean Black Elk was my best friend of 50 years. Jean is the great great granddaughter of Nicholas Black Elk. She was stolen from the Pine Ridge Reservation by the white man and adopted out to a white missionary couple. They treated her extremely well. When I see pictures of Black Elk in his youth, I see Jean’s face. I miss her terribly. I know she is Dancing amongst the Stars with her ancestors and relatives. Wado for posting this beautiful prayer.

[@MsSSnow]

thank you

[@aimformyheadplease]

Happy to see this here. I have this prayer and the prayer for the cause of his canonization for his unprecedented and unparalleled life-long work as a Catechist as well as just his life of holiness in general. He dreamt of a new society that took the best of Settler and Lakota societies to create something brand new and better much better and bigger than just the sum of its parts. He also embodied that dream in his very person, like he was member #1 of this new society. I see this now coming to pass as Grandmother Earth is more and more damaged, the Lakota way of thinking and acting being our last, best hope of surviving and hopefully one day thriving while never, ever taking more than any one person needs from her. Grandfather, Great Mysterious One, You have been always and before You nothing has been. The star nations all over the universe are yours, and yours are the grasses of the earth. Day in and day out, you are the life of things. You are older than all need, older than all pain and prayer. Grandfather, all over the world the faces of the living ones are alike. In tenderness they have come up out of the ground. Look upon your children with children in their arms, that they may face the winds, and walk the good road to the day of quiet. Teach me to walk the soft earth, a relative to all that live. Sweeten my heart and fill me with light, and give me the strength to understand and the eyes to see. Help me, for without you I am nothing. Hetchetu aloh! (Amen) Prayer for the canonization of Nick Black Elk from the Diocese of Rapid City. Heavenly Father, Great Spirit! Behold us, who stand before you singing our song of thanksgiving for Servant of God, Nicholas Black Elk. Faithfully he walked the Sacred Red Road and generously witnessed the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ among the Native American people. We humbly ask you to hear the prayers we plead through his intercession. We ask Holy Mother Church to recognize his sanctity by acknowledging his presence among the company of Saints and as one to imitate in his zeal for the Gospel. Open our hearts to also recognize the Risen Christ in other cultures and peoples, to your glory and honor through Christ our Lord. Amen.

[@lorabeth10]

back in the 1970's (1978) I wrote term paper on Black Elk. He was one of the great people of this world. I will always remember his words. Thank you Black Elk For teaching me years after you left this world.Always in my heart Lora Ellen Engelking-Sparr.

[@susannesteinmetz8300]

❤❤❤❤ I love this prayer

[@lauranicholls9421]

That was very beautiful Thanks for sharing..🍂🍁🍂

[@Skyyrimstudios]

You are very welcome, that prayer guides my life!

[@goldensuki]

I can feel the sadness in his voice

[@AL_THOMAS_777]

. . . because of the evident stupidity of the white men . . . destroying their OWN NEST !

[@davidforshaw4810]

Hawkwind did this brilliantly! 🎶🗝☯️

[@jeffreyfelt7682]

thank you for composing this this was a wonderful thing to hear the prayer and see the images of them together, Black elk with Neihardt, Jon. .. .

[@jeffreyfelt7682]

oh ya and the next thing that happens on pine ridge.... my life is my sundance. .. read the book

[@lukeskywalker283]

Help me shine bright my brother.

[@doberman1ism]

Beautiful and sacred words of Black Elk are timeless. We must follow these sacred words of wisdom.

[@AL_THOMAS_777]

SURE ! This is the (life preserving -> sustainability !) i n d i a n way . . .

[@akatosh2795]

Grand Father, Great Mysterious One... You have been always, and before you nothing has been. There is nothing to pray to but You. The Star Nations all over the Universe are Yours, and Yours are the grasses of the Earth. Day in day out You are the life of things. You are older than all need, older than all pain, and prayer. Grandfather, all over the world the faces of living ones are alike; in tenderness they have come above the ground. Look upon Your children with children in their arms that they may face the winds, and walk the Good Road to the Day of Quiet. Teach me to walk the soft Earth a relative to all that live, sweeten my heart, and fill me with light, and give me the strength to understand, and the eyes to see. Help me, for without You, I am nothing. Hetchetu Aloh

[@treenelson4063]

Héčhatu élowaŋ.

[@Powerranger-le4up]

I am not a Native American, but I can easily tell that he is talking about God.

[@dianacrow7509]

A'ho/Amen\Namaste ~Om ~

[@irenamangone]

@@Powerranger-le4up i agree.

[@EricDolgner]

MAMA

[@Wormtongue13]

This is beautiful. Thank you.

[@oldcrow174]

A world without Black Elk is a sadder place

[@Skyyrimstudios]

Yes it is, but his great grandson is still doing wonderful things.

[@TribalRebelLudi]

How Beautiful!!!

[@patrickcabezadebaca5425]

Beautiful

[@begrackled]

I visited the Neihardt center. It had a low-key, quiet intensity. There was a horrific, violent history left slightly out of frame to display some Lakota history. The whole building is a crossroads between the good red road, and the bad black road.

[@CKFrank]

Amazing

[@stanhootzz1904]

Gunal-Cheesh Great Mystery fer manifesting yer Love thru Black Elk ~n~ his Helpers. A'HO!

[@sarahposey7166]

I know a lady that helped his grandson and recieved his teachings.

[@PnkFlufyUncrnOfDeath]

This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing. Peace.

[@manuelarodriguez5706]

Beautiful words

[@luvrealdeal]

So glad to view this. I subscribed. I am reading Black Elk & Flaming Rainbow. My copy was read by a tribal elder. Makes it even more interesting. The name of the large man on the first page of chapter;'An Old-Time Feast was named Lone Goose. The reader definitely enjoyed the memories that the book brought back.

[@emmettjordan5659]

Thankyou so much

[@ronerdeoliveira6256]

Thank you for share this beautiful recording!

[@Skyyrimstudios]

You are most welcome, I loved making the video.

[@orelskivis]

Beautiful!

[@shirleysumner2420]

was such wise man good teacher in listern and learn

[@PoetryETrain]

Thank you, added to a playlist, much appreciated...

[@EricDolgner]

DER POWER DRUCK STÄRSTE MANN HEUTE

[@Rm-hx5wm]

❤

[@GeorgeBighead]

the book is made for all mankind

[@Skyyrimstudios]

If all mankind would study just Black Elk's Prayer, can you imagine to change that could come to the world?

[@peteradams6574]

Hello Robin...seeing this video remands me to share..I was told I was Black Elk Sioux lifetime and did have a dream of being young indian brave taking care of many horses during prairie little big horn river setting about 20 years before i realized this...He passed 49, I was born 51 (part norwegian)', and set my sights on the spiritual realization of this lifetime..Walk in beauty, live in beauty; Thank you....Comes a time when we wake up to our true being....best; Peter (aka paneaglesong) on yutube also. I am president of seeocean.org SEE FOUNDATION for working with natural environment

[@soulful2393]

🙏💖🙏

[@adrikconquest1388]

Hetchetu Aloh

[@monkshavano3613]

I met an native in jail,he told me about black elk speaks,so I wrote my mother and asked her to get me a copy,she bought the premier copy,the captain of the guards brought it to me personally,this was against all policy,yet I received the sacred book and it is my favorite memory of my mother,I mailed my friend who I called tall grass a copy, because he had never had his own, now is the time to restore the hoop!!!

[@EricDolgner]

MY MOTHER DIED AND BELONG TO ME TO BIG_ AND APPLE IS PLEJADEN AND FATHER DIED TO YOUNG AND MY MOUNTAIN IS GRANDFATHER ---TOO

[@GeraldWBlackElk]

this prayer fits today's situation just as as it did historically in 1931...

[@angiematson5151]

Aho Black Elk

[@chrisjealous8439]

Lila washtay!

[@treenelson4063]

Miyé héčhetuwala yelo.

[@Mystic-narcoleptic]

A couple of years ago , I was sitting at my kitchen table when I heard a voice in my ear say Black Elk , I didn’t understand what I was hearing as I’m am British and knew very little about The Native Americans . Not quite sure of what I was hearing , I asked my partner to Google Black Elk and within minutes I had Black Elk speaks ordered which arrived the next day . I had been searching my family tree and didn’t feel it was a coincidence that he was stranded in the North West of England , where my ancestors live . Is it possible that he had children during his time here?

[@chrisjealous8439]

I had to use phonics, so I don't misinterpret anything. Aho!

[@EricDolgner]

BALANCE DER ENTE PALAST TÜV IM PARK

[@sharonbaptiste988]

the music in the beginning is scary, not at all sacred

[@ssdajoker]

❤