January 11 2012 Forced Migration continued 1824 Bureau of Indian Affairs BIA it was supposed to protect the Native Americans but it was too corrupt Indian Removal Act of 1830 this was when all of the Native Americans had to move west of the Mississippi they walked Trail of Tears was the same thing as the Indian Removal Act The Native Americans called it the trail of tears because of all the bloodshed that occurred during the walk they all endured Reservations in Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Land Run occurred on April 22 1889 Sooners were the people who claimed the land earlier than they were supposed to The whites took the Native American lands for their own Ghost Dance Late 1800s Native American religion Goals of the Ghost Dance were 1 To raise the spirits of those who were dead 2 To bring back the buffalo so they could hunt again 3 To drive out the European settlers from their lands Trance like states and visions were a common occurrence during this dance Influences of the Ghost Dance The originators of this religious dance were the Northern Paiute It was formed from an Aztec religion The Northern Paiute also created the Sun Dance Ghost Dance of 1870 The medicine man involved in this dance was Wodsiwob They created a circle with a sideways step and sang chants It was a social dance that brought everyone together from different tribes Ghost Dance of 1890 This was led by Wovoka Wovoka was a shaman medicine man and a prophet He had a vision from the Christian God This dance was a slow frenzied trancelike and round dance The talk and knowledge of this dance spread further and became more popular than the Ghost Dance in 1870 Personal visions meant knowledge and power There were many Christian influences There was a Mormon concept of consecrated blessed clothing that would provide protection from death Community and Population In the year 1880 there were nearly 600 000 Native Americans In the year 1890 there were 225 000 Native Americans The Ghost Dance became a popular form of revitalization The Ghost Dance was a big community event and it helped to build relationships among the different tribes Shamanism Violence December 29 1890 This was the event known as Wounded Knee This event took place at Wounded Knee Creek South Dakota This day in history marked the day when the US soldiers massacred hundreds of innocent Lakota Sioux The Lakota s were practicing the Ghost Dance and they refused to be driven away After Wounded Knee The government tried to put a ban on the Ghost Dance They thought it would lead to an aggressive uprising The Ghost Dance was rarely done after the tragedy at Wounded Knee Creek yet some small groups kept it going for as long as a few decades
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