The Shoshone Ghost Dance religion is a spiritual movement that emerged among Native American tribes, particularly the Shoshone, in the late 19th century. It combines elements of traditional Shoshone beliefs with the Ghost Dance, a religious ceremony aimed at restoring the Native American way of life and bringing about renewal and peace. Practitioners believed that through the dance, they could communicate with the spirits of their ancestors and bring about the reemergence of a harmonious world free from oppression and suffering. The movement reflected a broader response to the social and cultural upheaval faced by Indigenous peoples during this period.
The Shoshone did not believe in different gods like a lot of tribes; they believed in Coyote. They believed that Coyote created all people and raised people from the dead. They also admired Coyote for his strength, wisdom, and power. but heard
The Wounded Knee Massacre of December 29, 1890 ended the Ghost Dance movement. It also ended organized resistance by Native Americans.
The Ghost Dance Song.
its a dance hence its title.
because he was the leader of the ghost dance.
The Shoshone tribe's traditional religion is the Shoshone Ghost Dance Religion.Shoshone Ghost Dance Religion demonstrates that it was not a single religion, but had two branches--the Great Basin branch, a nature based religion typified by Shoshone Ghost Dance songs (Naraya), and the Plains branch documented by famed anthropologist James Mooney in 1896.
The Shoshone did not believe in different gods like a lot of tribes; they believed in Coyote. They believed that Coyote created all people and raised people from the dead. They also admired Coyote for his strength, wisdom, and power. but heard
the shoshone Indians lived in Utah, Nevada, Colorado California Idaho. they lived in tepees an moved around their religion is the ghost dance religion. the shoshone are great.
The Shoshone Indians occupied territory in California, Nevada, Utah, and Idaho- but a majority of them lived in Idaho. They lived in houses of sticks and bull hide called tepees. References: shoshoneindians.com
Shoshone Indians in Scalp Dance - 1903 was released on: USA: February 1903
Officials Feared This Religion Would Lead To Rebelion .
The Ghost Dance was brought about by a Paiute prophet named Wovoka who came to many tribes and told them that he had had a vision. He said that in the vision he saw Indians having a renaissance (rebirth) of the Indians and culture and they would rise against the "white man". He said he also saw the animals, namely their main food source, the buffalo, come back to life. But the biggest part of the Ghost Dance Religion was how in the prophets dream he saw the Indian ancestors, family, friends, and tribe members come back from the grave (Hence "ghost" dance). The vision was based on Christian ideas of God and was readily accepted during a time of great sorrow among the Indians. This theory spread across some Indian Nations like wild fire. The prophet told them however, that in order to make the dream a reality, they had to dance. So when they danced for long periods with no effect, the religion died down. But a second round of the vision came back to life with basically the same exact aspect from a different man who had the same vision. This man however, turned the dance, into a total religion. He brought different religion teachings into the Ghost Dance Religion(as it was called later). Look up the Ghost Dance Religion. It's really has interesting beginning and ending.
Officials Feared This Religion Would Lead To Rebelion .
sun dance and moon dance
the ghost dance came a origin ( background ) of Wovaka the prophet of the dance
Ghost Dance - film - was created in 1983.
Ghost Dance - album - was created in 2006.