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| Name: |
Wovoka | | Variant Name: |
The Cutter, Jack Wilson | | Birth Date: |
c. 1856 | | Death Date: |
September 29, 1932 | | Place of Birth: |
Nevada, United States | | Place of Death: |
Schurz, Nevada, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Ethnicity: |
Native American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
prophet, mystic |
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Biography of Wovoka
2,819 words, approx. 9 pages
 In response to a vision, Wovoka (ca. 1856-1932) founded the Ghost Dance religion. A complex figure, he was revered by Indians while being denounced as an impostor and a lunatic by the local settlers throughout his entire life. Based on a personal...


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Wovoka Summary
1,007 words, approx. 3 pages WOVOKA (c. 1856/8–1932), Paiute religious prophet and messiah of the Ghost Dance of 1890; also called Jack Wilson by white settlers. Although he often referred to himself as Kwohitsauq ("big rumbling belly"), after his paternal...
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Wovoka Information
555 words, approx. 2 pages
 Wovoka (c. 1856 - September 20, 1932), also known as Jack Wilson, was the Northern Paiute religious leader who founded the Ghost Dance movement. Wovoka means “wood cutter” in the Northern Paiute...


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