the Ghost Dance

by Kehoe, Alice Beck

• ISBN13: 9781577664536
• ISBN10: 1577664531
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-15
• Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc

Summary

"In this ethnohistorical case study of North American Indians, the Ghost Dance religion is the backbone for Alice Kehoe's exploration of significant aspects of American Indian life and her quest to learn why some theories become popular. In Part 1, she combines knowledge gained from her first and experiences living among and speaking with Indian elders with a careful analysis of historical accounts, providing a succinct yet insightful look at people, events, and institutions from the 1800s to the present. She clarifies unique and complex relationships among Indian peoples and dispels many of the false pretenses promoted by United States agencies over two centuries. In Part 2, Kehoe surveys some of the theories used to analyze the events described in Part 1, allowing readers to see how theories develop, to think critically about various perspectives, and to draw their own conclusions."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	ix
Foreword	xi
Preface	xv
Part One: Ethnohistory	1	(112)
1 The Ghost Dance Religion	3	(10)
2 Massacre at Wounded Knee Creek	13	(14)
3 Death or Renewal?	27	(16)
4 New Tidings	43	(10)
5 Black Elk Speaks	53	(20)
6 Wounded Knee Again	73	(22)
7 Resilience Is the Word	95	(18)
Part Two: Social Science Perspectives	113	(42)
8 Prophet Dances	115	(8)
9 Deprivation and the Ghost Dance	123	(10)
10 Revitalization	133	(16)
11 That Night in the Cabin	149	(6)
Postscript	155	(4)
Sources	159	(6)
Recommended Reading	165	(2)
Bibliography	167	(12)
Index	179