"History of Ghost Dance" by Harold Miller & Raymond Hofer (11/12/2007)

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Title

"History of Ghost Dance" by Harold Miller & Raymond Hofer (11/12/2007)

Subject

ITCN (Inter-tribal Council of Nevada) Cultural Workshop with Harold Miller a Walker River Paiute from Reno, and Raymond Hofer a Walker River Paiute from Yerington on 11/12/2007

Description

Harold Miller from Yerington, NV and Raymond Hofer from Walker Paiute Tribe speak about the history of the Ghost Dance as it had been taught by Wovoka (main character within this narrative) a Paiute medicine man. They explain the creation, outlawing, and revitalization of the Ghost Dance and how it moved from outside Paiute country and was assimilated into other tribes. Moreover, they explain how those other tribes helped to bring it back to where the Ghost Dance originated from. Harold also speaks about certain customs and traditions which have not been practiced as diligently by recent generations, and warns the audience about the consequences of not doing so.

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Creator

Great Basin Indian Archives

Source

Great Basin Indian Archives - GBIA 012

Publisher

Great Basin Indian Archives

Date

11/12/2007 [12 November 2007]; 2007 November 12

Contributor

Norm Cavanaugh [interviewer/recorder]; James Hedrick [GBIA/VHC]; University of Utah SYLAP [streaming video]; Great Basin College; BARRICK Gold of North America

Rights

Non-commercial scholarly and educational use only. Not to be reproduced or published without express permission. All rights reserved. Great Basin Indian Archives © 2017.
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Language

English

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Duration

00:44:15

Event Type

Cultural Workshop

Participants

Great Basin Indigenous people

Files

Harold Miller & Raymond Hofer picture.jpg
GBIA 012 History of the Ghost Dance 11-12-2006fn.pdf

Citation

Great Basin Indian Archives, “"History of Ghost Dance" by Harold Miller & Raymond Hofer (11/12/2007),” Humanities Center at Great Basin College, accessed March 28, 2024, https://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/items/show/359.

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