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The Ghost Dance was a near- Christian religious ceremony that if properly performed would bring the bison back, all dead warriors back and victory over the white invaders.
More importantly, the Ghost Dance offered hope to a people whose spirit was eroding which is why it got outlawed by the whites. The whites needed to break the Indian spirit to control them, something they never truly accomplished.
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It should also be noted that the "Ghost Dance" started with a Paiute named Wovoka who had allegedly had a vision of God. It was 'synthesized' as it was accepted into each tribe; so its meaning may change dependent on which tribe the reference is made from.
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What did Wovoka claim would restore the Sioux to their greatness?
the ghost dance
Why did the spread of the Ghost Dance movement cause concern for US officials?
The Sioux Indian Ghost Dance was prohibited because the goverment tought that the natives will be strongher in any war so they prohibited by making it illigal.
What Indian tribe claimed the plains?
Sioux
Indian religious movement originating out of the sacred sun dance that the federal government attempted to stamp out in 1890?
Its the Ghost Dance. Your probably doing the same worksheet as me for chapter 26 of The American Pageant.
What religions did the ghost dance combine?
Ghost Dance Central ritual of the messianic religion instituted in the late 19th cent. by a Paiute named Wovoka. The religion prophesied the peaceful end of the westward expansion of whites and a return of the land to the Native Americans. The ritual lasted five successive days, being danced each night and on the last night continued until morning. Hypnotic trances and shaking accompanied this ceremony, which was supposed to be repeated every six weeks. The dance originated among the Paiute c.1870; later, other Native Americans sent delegates to Wovoka to learn his teachings and ritual. In a remarkably short time the religion spread to most of the Western Native Americans. The ghost dance is chiefly significant because it was a central feature among the Sioux just prior to the massacre of hundreds of Sioux at Wounded Knee, S.Dak., in 1890. The Sioux, wearing shirts called ghost shirts, believed they would be protected from the soldiers' bullets.
What movement led to fears of a Sioux uprising?
Ghost Dance
What did Wovoka claim would restore the Sioux to their greatness?
the ghost dance
What dance did the Sioux perform to regain their former greatness?
The majority say that this was the Sun Dance, there are others that argue it was the Ghost Dance.
What was the Sioux Indians number one dance?
The Sioux have many dances none of which we consider number one. Some may refer to the Ghost Dance which we participated in, but that was not a traditional Sioux dance as many other plains tribe participated in it. It was brought to us by a Paiute.
Why were white people frightened by the Ghost Dance?
They weren't frightened, but the Ghost Dance gave the Sioux hope and courage to face the problems that they were finding as part of the movement to reservations.
Name the paiute indian who devised the ghost dance?
Wovoka
What movie and television projects has William Eagle Shirt been in?
William Eagle Shirt has: Played An Indian in "War on the Plains" in 1912. Performed in "His Squaw" in 1912. Played A Sioux Chief in "The Outcast" in 1912. Played The Sioux Chief in "The Invaders" in 1912. Played Sioux Chief in "The Battle of the Red Men" in 1912. Played An Indian in "The Heart of an Indian" in 1912. Played Eagle Shirt in "The Last Ghost Dance" in 1914. Played The Indian in "The Silent Lie" in 1917. Played Indian Chief in "The Conqueror" in 1917.
What sort of cermonies did the Sioux Indians have?
A number of different ceremonies, but the one which caused the massacre at Wounded Knee was The Ghost Dance
Why did the spread of the Ghost Dance movement cause concern for US officials?
The Sioux Indian Ghost Dance was prohibited because the goverment tought that the natives will be strongher in any war so they prohibited by making it illigal.
What did Sioux warriors believe the Ghost Dance would do to their shirts?
The Sioux Tribe strongly believed the woven eagles and buffalo on the shirts would protect themselves from the blue coats bullets of their rifles
Wounded Knee?
A battle between the U.S. Army and the Dakota Sioux, when tensions erupted violently over two major issues: the Sioux practice of the "Ghost Dance," which the U.S. government had outlawed
What was the purpose behind the American Indian Ghost Dance?
It was believed the dance would eliminate the whites and bring back deceased Native Americans.
