He did not want the soldiers to return to kill more of his people
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Indians believed the Ghost Dance would restore their traditional way of life and bring about the return of their ancestors, leading to the revival of the buffalo herds and the removal of white settlers from their lands. The dance was seen as a spiritual movement that would unite Native peoples and bring peace and prosperity. Participants thought it would create a new world where they could live freely and without oppression. Overall, the Ghost Dance symbolized hope and resistance against the hardships faced by Indigenous communities.
To make the white people disappear
The Ghost Dance Song.
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. NOTE: 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.
Sitting Bull created the Ghost Dance to give his people hope and the spirit to fight back.
Because they didnt like the ghost dance.
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