Native American Voices
Where's Ben Black Elk Today?
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Where's Ben Black Elk Today is from Buddy Red Bow's Journey to the Spirit World album.
“Ben Black Elk was the son of the famous medicine man Nick Black Elk. Ben was at one time considered the most photographed Indian in the world. He stood at the foot of Mount Rushmore each day of the summer and greeted millions of tourists, welcoming them to his Sacred Black Hills, the burial ground of the Sioux.” --excerpt from the Journey to the Spirit World album insert.
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Native American Voices
Where's Ben Black Elk Today?
Clip: Special | 4m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
“Ben Black Elk was the son of the famous medicine man Nick Black Elk. Ben was at one time considered the most photographed Indian in the world. He stood at the foot of Mount Rushmore each day of the summer and greeted millions of tourists, welcoming them to his Sacred Black Hills, the burial ground of the Sioux.” --excerpt from the Journey to the Spirit World album insert.
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Native American Voices is a local public television program presented by SDPB
Support for ‘Red Bow’ was provided by WETA, Washington, D. C., and by the Friends of SDPB