Ghost Dance History

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Though the Ghost dance did not hurt anyone the white Americans were afraid and feared that the Native Americans could possibly kill them, take their lives. As well the White Americans feared that the Native Americans could take over everything that the Americans already owned. Which was why the United States outlawed the dance known as the Ghost Dance. According to the video assigned “Ghost Dance”. The video states that the Native Americans would dance without rest. And occasionally someone would fall unconscious and lay there dead. The purpose of the Ghost dance also known as “The Message of Hope” was to spread across the Great Plains. The dance was a way to restore the past when Indian nations were free. It was a new religious movement.
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