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Ghost Dance — Noted in historical accounts as the Ghost Dance of 1890, the Ghost Dance was a religious movement incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems. The traditional ritual used in the Ghost Dance, the circle dance, has been used by many… … Wikipedia
ghost dance — a ritual dance intended to establish communion with the dead, esp. such a dance as performed by various messianic western American Indian cults in the late 19th century. [1885 90, Amer.] * * * Nineteenth century Native American cult. It… … Universalium
Great Basin Indian — ▪ people Introduction member of any of the indigenous North American peoples inhabiting the traditional culture area comprising almost all of the present day states of Utah and Nevada as well as substantial portions of Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming,… … Universalium
Great Basin tribes — The Great Basin tribes of Native Americans occupied an area of some 400,000 mile² (1,000,000 km²), between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada, in what is now Nevada, and parts of Oregon, California, Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah. There is very… … Wikipedia
Timeline of music in the United States (1850 - 1879) — This is a timeline of music in the United States from 1850 to 1879. NOTOC 1850*The Adelphi Theater of Nashville, Tennessee opens, one of the largest stages in the country at the time. [Abel, pg. 249] *The California Gold Rush brings the first… … Wikipedia
Geistertanz — Der Geistertanz war ein religiöser Krisenkult der Indianer Nordamerikas der 1860er bis 1890er Jahre. Er trat in zwei Schüben auf und führte indirekt zum Massaker von Wounded Knee. Er steht in der spirituellen und schamanistischen Tradition der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Wovoka — /weuh voh keuh/, n. c1856 1932, Paiute religious leader: originator of the ghost dance religion. * * * born 1858?, Utah Territory, U.S. died October 1932, Walker River Indian Reservation, Nev. Paiute religious leader. In 1889 Wovoka announced… … Universalium
Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin — The Great Basin tribes region at the time of European contact was 400,000 sq mi (1,000,000 km2).[1]:220 The Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin are the Native American peoples of the … Wikipedia
Native American religion — Traditional Native American religions exhibit a great deal of diversity, largely due to the relative isolation of the different tribes that were spread out across the entire breadth of the North American continent for thousands of years, allowing … Wikipedia
