The Lakota ghost dance of 1890 / Rani-Henrik Andersson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andersson, Rani-Henrik.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ghost dance--South Dakota.

Ghost dance.

Lakota Indians--Rites and ceremonies.

Lakota Indians.

Lakota Indians--Government relations.

South Dakota.

Physical Description:

xxii, 437 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2008]

Contents:

1 Wanagvi Wachipi ki 31

2 The Indian Agents and the Lakota Ghost Dance 100

3 "To Protect and Suppress Trouble": The Army Responds 128

4 Missionary Views on the Lakota Ghost Dance 162

5 "In an Atmosphere Pregnant with Mysteries": Press Coverage of the Ghost Dance 192

6 The U.S. Congress and the Ghost Dance 251

Conclusion: Toward "a Great Story" of the Lakota Ghost Dance 271

Appendix 1 A chronology of Events During the Lakota Ghost Dance Period 301

Appendix 2 Phonetic Key to the Lakota Language 305

Appendix 3 The Messiah Letters 306

Appendix 4 Kicking Bear's Speech, October 9, 1890 309

Appendix 5 Short Bull's Speech, October 31, 1890 312.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [405]-421) and index.

ISBN:

9780803210738

0803210736

OCLC:

221147923