Wovoka | |
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 Wovoka – Paiute spiritual leader and creator of the Ghost Dance | |
| Northern Paiute leader | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Quoitze Ow c. 1856 Smith Valley, Nevada |
| Died | September 20, 1932 (aged 75–76)[1] Yerington, Nevada |
| Resting place | Schurz, Nevada |
| Parent(s) | Numu-tibo'o (sometimes called Tavibo; father) |
| Known for | Spiritual leader and creator of the Ghost Dance |
| Nickname | Jack Wilson |
Wovoka (c. 1856 – September 20, 1932),[2] also known as Jack Wilson, was the Paiute religious leader who founded a second episode of the Ghost Dance movement. Wovoka means "cutter"[3] or "wood cutter" in the Northern Paiute language.
- ^ go.grolier.com
- ^ Clifford E. Trafzer (April 1986). American Indian prophets: religious leaders and revitalization movements. Sierra Oaks Pub. Co. p. 108. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
Wovoka, the great Ghost Dance Prophet, died on September 20, 1932 and was buried in the heart of the Paiute country. Joseph McDonald of the Reno ... his body was taken to the Paiute cemetery at Shurtz. As family and friends shoveled dirt ...
- ^ Mooney, James (1896). The ghost-dance religion and the Sioux outbreak of 1890. G.P.O. p. 765. ISBN 9780585345642.