The Lakota ghost dance of 1890

Wanáǧvi Wachípi ki̜

The Indian agents and the Lakota Ghost Dance

"To protect and suppress trouble": the army responds

Missionary views on the Lakota Ghost Dance

"In an atmosphere pregnant with mysteries": press coverage of the Ghost Dance

The U.S. Congress and the Ghost Dance

Conclusion: toward "a great story" of the Lakota Ghost Dance

Appendixes: 1. A chronology of events during the Lakota Ghost Dance period

2. Phonetic key to the Lakota language

3. The Messiah letters

4. Kicking Bear's speech, October 9, 1890

5. Short Bull's speech, October 31, 1890.