1889: Second Ghost Dance movement widespread among tribes

Wovoka, a Paiute, leads the second Ghost Dance movement. Like the first, it seeks to bring about the revival of traditional ways that have been lost since Europeans colonized the continent. It promotes the departure of whites and the return of Native lands, natural resources, and dead ancestors. The second Ghost Dance movement is much more widespread than the first one in the 1870s, and it attracts many followers among the Great Plains tribes, including the Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Lakota, who are drawn by the hope that the buffalo will return to their homelands.

Theme

Land and Water, Native Rights

Region

Great Plains