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Indigenous and Ancient Religions
The Sacred Pipe
Black Elk's Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux
- First published1953
- TraditionIndigenous & Ancient Religions
- Shelf155 books
Black Elk's account of the coming of the sacred pipe and the seven rites of the Lakota, recorded by Joseph Epes Brown in 1947–1948. It describes the meaning of the ceremonies as Black Elk understood them late in his life. A key source on Lakota religious thought.

















