Black Elk
Oglala Lakota leader (1863–1950)
Who they were
Heȟáka Sápa, commonly known as Black Elk (baptized Nicholas; December 1, 1863 – August 19, 1950), was a wičháša wakȟáŋ ("medicine man, holy man") and heyoka of the Oglala Lakota people. He was a second cousin of the war leader Crazy Horse and fought with him in the Battle of Little Bighorn. He survived the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890. He toured and performed in Europe as part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
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The miracles
A cause for canonisation has been opened, which is what Servant of God means. Heroic virtue has not yet been declared and no miracle has been examined.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
Black Elk is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Diocese of Rapid City: the cause of Nicholas Black Elk.
- Santi, beati e testimoni — Servo di DioNicholas Black Elk — Servo di DioNicholas Black Elk — Padre di famiglia — Little Powder River, Wyoming (USA), dicembre 1863 - Pine Ridge, South Dakota (USA), 19 agosto 1950
- Wikidata Q436655 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Black Elk (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.