USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A late-nineteenth-century American Indian spiritual movement, the ghost dance began in Nevada in 1889 when a Paiute named Wovoka (also known as Jack Wilson) prophesied the extinction of white people and the return of the old-time life and superiority of the Indians.

Detailed explanation-2: -noun. : a group dance of a late 19th century American Indian messianic cult believed to promote the return of the dead and the restoration of traditional ways of life.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Ghost Dance movement includes two episodes, the first in 1870 and the second in 1890. Both events began in Paiute country, near the Walker River Reservation in Nevada. The ideas between the two episodes blended traditional Native American beliefs with the Christian idea of a messiah.