Chief Wovoka
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
CHIEF WOVOKA
KALAN SETTLES ABBY MYERS EMMA FOX
"THE CUTTER" OR "WOOD CUTTER"
MEANING OF NAME
1856 IN SIERRA NEVADA
WHEN AND WHERE HE WAS BORN
BURNS PAIUTE TRIBE
WHAT TRIBE DID HE HEAD ?
GHOST DANCE
- Founded in the 1800s
- Wovoka claimed that he had a vision from God
- All the whites will disappear
- Native dead and a live will be reunited
- Free from disease, death and, misery
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Maintained faith in revelation and supernatural powers
- Served as a medicine man
- Seen as messiah to many tribes
- Form of Ghost Dabce are still performed today
- One of the most significant holy men amongst Indians
DEATH
SEPT.29,1932 FROM ENLARGED PROSTATE CYSTITIS
WORKS CITED
- http://www.oceanlight.com/stock-photo/sierra-nevada-aspen-lake-image-26062-...
- http://www.colorado.edu/csilw/arapahoproject/dancemusic/ghost1.htm
- http://www.donch.com/T9I/9vp.htm
- http://www.burnspaiute-nsn.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id...
- http://www.ghostdance.com/history/history-wovokaewb.html
