Historical evidence
The Ghost-dance Religion and the Sioux Outbreak of 1890
James Mooney
James Mooney’s 1896 study records Ghost Dance teachings and their transmission among Native communities. Its account of Wovoka’s message is an edited English rendering by an outside recorder.
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Short Bull’s advanced time, 1890 →
Wovoka’s message of reunion and renewed life →
Mooney: the spring of 1891 was the date all the tribes recognized · commentary →
The two written versions · commentary →
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Edition and location
Public full-text edition or reprint
Chapter X, printed pages 777–783, Messiah Letter variants and editorial discussion