Don Wildman
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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We think of this as just a sort of a singular era of Manifest Destiny, all that stuff.
The treatment of Native tribes, was that controversial for many people back East?
So this lands us in 1890, as I mentioned.
What is the, and let's look at the other side of this issue from the Native American side.
What is the vision behind the ghost dance movement?
Where does it come from and who thinks of it?
So it's a vision of resurrection, basically.
We're talking about a movement that's spread throughout the culture, right?
Throughout different tribes and across great regions.
And how do they view the white man in this?
There's no place for it, of course.
You've mentioned Wovoka.
That's his native name.
Also goes by Jack Wilson, I suppose.
And that speaks to the cultural mixing that's happening at this point, enforced or not.
It is a reality for different reasons.
So we're talking about a redemptive ritual.
Is ritual the right word for it?