God's red son

By Louis S. Warren

Subjects: Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI), Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890, Indians of north america, great plains, Wovoka , approximately 1856-1932, Religion, Indians of north america--religion, Lakota Indians, Nonfiction, State & Local, E78.w5 w35 2017, Native American, Indians of north america, Ghost dance, HISTORY, Wovoka , 1856-1932, 19th Century, Wounded Knee Massacre (South Dakota : 1890) unknown, Geistertanzbewegung, Indians of north america--great plains--history--19th century, Indians of North America, Lakota indians--religion, Indians of north america, government relations, Mooney, james , 1861-1921, 299.7/85244, Indians of north america--government relations, Indians of north america--west (u.s.)--religion, Wounded knee massacre, s.d., 1890, Indians of north america--west (u.s.)--government relations, History, Wounded Knee Massacre (South Dakota : 1890) fast (OCoLC)fst01404484, Government relations, Wounded knee massacre (south dakota : 1890), Indians of north america--history, Indians of north america--great basin--history--19th century

Description: "In 1890, on Indian reservations across the West, followers of a new religion danced in circles until they collapsed into trances. In an attempt to suppress this new faith, the US Army killed over two hundred Lakota Sioux at Wounded Knee Creek. Louis Warren's God's Red Son offers a startling new view of the religion known as the Ghost Dance, from its origins in the visions of a Northern Paiute named Wovoka to the tragedy in South Dakota. To this day, the Ghost Dance remains widely mischaracterized as a primitive and failed effort by Indian militants to resist American conquest and return to traditional ways. In fact, followers of the Ghost Dance sought to thrive in modern America by working for wages, farming the land, and educating their children, tenets that helped the religion endure for decades after Wounded Knee. God's Red Son powerfully reveals how Ghost Dance teachings helped Indians retain their identity and reshape the modern world"--Publisher's description