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1 Ghost Dance Great Basin Chronology Circle dances, men and women (traditional) Tavibo—Paiute Prophet (1870s) Wovoka—Paiute, begins the Ghost Dance (Jan. 1889) Wovoka

2 Elements of the Ghost Dance Syncratism (blending of traditions from dominant culture with traditional beliefs) Revitalization (backward-looking, rebuilding) Great Basin elements: Circle, 2 sexes Uto-Aztecan: layered world Christian: God, Jesus, 2nd Coming

3 Ghost Dance among the Lakota Kicking Bear

4 Transition to fit Plains Culture Immunity to bullets, return of the bison, parallels to sun dance (central pole, visions quest)

5 Lakota Ghost Dance Chronology June 1890 Kicking bear brings GD to reservation July-Aug. 1890 GD gatherings reach 3,000 Nov. 1890 Sitting Bull murdered Dec. 29, 1890 Wounded Knee WHY???

6 Ghost Dance, Southern Plains John Moon-Head Wilson, Caddo

7 Survival/Legacy of the Ghost Dance Bole Maru Religion, Pomo (California) (1880s-present) Warm House Dance (NW Coast) (1880s- 1940s) PanIndian movements Native American Church (1890s-present)

8 Native American Church Quannah Parker

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