Wounding More than just the Knee: The Development of the Ghost Dance in America

Religion has always struggled in everyday life. In addition, it has an essential ability to help the believer understand the problem during despair. For Native Americans, religion was always an integral part of their culture. Longhouse Religion, Drummer - Dreamer Faith (strongly suggesting the development of ghost dance movement), Indian Shaker Church is a religion derived from the culture of Native American. Since he arrived in America, this white man was in an extreme tense relationship with the Native American who always makes the law to make something that makes the white society happy.

Summary and definition: The injured knee massacre was held on 29th December 1890 at the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Settlement in Nee Creek, South Dakota State. The incident was caused by the movement of ghost dance and the death of Chief Sitting Bull. It includes the 7th cavalry of the United States where Colonel James W. Forsythe clashed with Lacotasse. Lakota Sioux is led by Spotted Elk, also known as Big Foot. Due to this conflict, the Lakotasso massacre was nearly 400, most of them were women and children.

When suddenly born, the ghost dance disappeared. Massacre of injured knee finished ghost dance as a general phenomenon. It continues in several isolated places, but the expectations of the deceased and the restoration of traditional culture are kept to a minimum. The last known ghost dance was held in Shoshone during the 1950s.

By 1889, many Sioux Indians gathered in the wounded knees of Pine Ridge booking to participate in the ghost dance. Ghost dance began with Paiutes, practiced by many ordinary Indians in the 1870s and 1880s, and is part of the religious Renaissance movement. The prophet called Wowoka (or Jack Wilson) shared his spiritual vision and hope with the American natives They experienced decades of destruction of the treaty, loss of land, and forced migration. Physical deprivation and death Wovoka conveyed a positive message of peace, but some Native Americans interpreted this vision as calling for aggressive resistance to restore their lost land did. Lacotasu also used even special clothing they thought they could prevent white bullets.

As the news of the injured knee spread to indigenous peoples, ghost dances soon died. The prophecy of Wovoka is sky, and through the intervention of God the Caucasian will not return to the earth. Obviously, the ghost shirt can not protect the people wearing them from bullets, and the resurrection of the dead is not anticipated. When suddenly born, the ghost dance disappeared. Massacre of injured knee finished ghost dance as a general phenomenon. It continues in several isolated places, but the expectations of the deceased and the restoration of traditional culture are kept to a minimum. The last known ghost dance was held in Shoshone during the 1950s.