| Descript |
xxii, 437 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Wanáǧvi Wachípi k̨i -- The Indian agents and the Lakota Ghost Dance -- "To protect and suppress trouble": the army responds -- Missionary views on the Lakota Ghost Dance -- "In an atmosphere pregnant with mysteries": press coverage of the Ghost Dance -- The U.S. Congress and the Ghost Dance -- Conclusion: toward "a great story" of the Lakota Ghost Dance -- Appendixes: 1. A chronology of events during the Lakota Ghost Dance period -- 2. Phonetic key to the Lakota language -- 3. The Messiah letters -- 4. Kicking Bear's speech, October 9, 1890 -- 5. Short Bull's speech, October 31, 1890. |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [405]-421) and index. |
| Subject |
Ghost dance -- South Dakota.
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Lakota Indians -- Rites and ceremonies.
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Lakota Indians -- Government relations.
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| ISBN |
9780803210738 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0803210736 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| LC CARD # |
2008015838 |
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