Wounded Knee
In Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota.
The Ghost Dance was a religious revival movement led by Wovoka, a Northern Paiute holy man. The Ghost Dance united Plains Indian tribes and gave them hope and faith that the whites would leave and the Buffalo would return.
A position where the heel is raised and the knee is bent and the weight is on the ball of the foot.
A Ceilidh is a Scottish party or dance. In fact Ceilidh means party. If it is a official ceilidh then the men will wear a button down shirt and a kilt. they also wear knee high socks. the girls will wear their best dresses. If you want to throw a ceilidh then you do not have to do this.
The ghost dance
Wounded Knee
the Ghost Dance
The Battle of Wounded Knee brought to an end to the Ghost Dance that was performed by many Native American tribes.
The Wounded Knee Massacre of December 29, 1890 ended the Ghost Dance movement. It also ended organized resistance by Native Americans.
The American government didn't like the natives dancesthey out lawed the sun dance. The natives kept on dancing but now the ghost dance this was viewed as breaking the treaty causing the battle of wounded knee
A number of different ceremonies, but the one which caused the massacre at Wounded Knee was The Ghost Dance
Battle of Wounded Knee
Battle of Wounded Knee
sitting bull
sitting bull
Sitting bull