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Ghost Dance: Media

North American Indian cult

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Ghost Dance
Ghost Dance of the Oceti Sakowin, print from a wood engraving, 1891.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (Digital file no. cph 3a51166)
Ghost Dance
Oglala Sioux performing the Ghost Dance.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-USZ62-3726)
Wounded Knee Massacre
Native Americans being buried at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, 1891.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (reproduction no. LC-USZ62-44458)
Wounded Knee Massacre
Aerial view of the ravine at Wounded Knee, where Lakota women and children sought...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (reproduction no. LC-USZ62-42550)