Ernie Lapointe

He had a message, he had a vision. So they went to see what this was about. Even all religions showed up, different Christian religions, the Mormons came and everybody. So they went to see this guy. He was a Paiute Indian, he was dressed in American clothes and he had this big black top hat. And it was a beaver felt top hat. And he took it off and he showed it.

Die Leute, die da waren, die in diesem Hat, er sagte, er sah in dort und er sah, wie die Zukunft der Welt war und die Leute und das Land hier, dass alle Menschen miteinander zusammengehen, dass sie in Harmonie mit einem anderen leben, in diesem Hat. Und das war, was er ihm teilen wollte. He says, you have to do this. Wow. Everybody sat there and listened to this.

Die Leute, die da waren, die in diesem Hat, er sagte, er sah in dort und er sah, wie die Zukunft der Welt war und die Leute und das Land hier, dass alle Menschen miteinander zusammengehen, dass sie in Harmonie mit einem anderen leben, in diesem Hat. Und das war, was er ihm teilen wollte. He says, you have to do this. Wow. Everybody sat there and listened to this.

Die Leute, die da waren, die in diesem Hat, er sagte, er sah in dort und er sah, wie die Zukunft der Welt war und die Leute und das Land hier, dass alle Menschen miteinander zusammengehen, dass sie in Harmonie mit einem anderen leben, in diesem Hat. Und das war, was er ihm teilen wollte. He says, you have to do this. Wow. Everybody sat there and listened to this.

And, you know, most of these guys didn't really, especially the non-native ones, didn't really believe this. That you could look inside of a hat and see this, right? So he shared with them what they should do and all that. Wow, these two guys kicking back shoreboat on their way back. See, they're on horses, you know, and, you know, they had a camp.

And, you know, most of these guys didn't really, especially the non-native ones, didn't really believe this. That you could look inside of a hat and see this, right? So he shared with them what they should do and all that. Wow, these two guys kicking back shoreboat on their way back. See, they're on horses, you know, and, you know, they had a camp.

And, you know, most of these guys didn't really, especially the non-native ones, didn't really believe this. That you could look inside of a hat and see this, right? So he shared with them what they should do and all that. Wow, these two guys kicking back shoreboat on their way back. See, they're on horses, you know, and, you know, they had a camp.

So they're coming back and they conjured up this story. See, their story was that if They had to make certain items. A ghost shirt. This ghost shirt had certain designs on it. And this idea was sprung from the Mormons. The Mormons wore underwear. It's supposed to protect them. You know, the shirt and underwear.

So they're coming back and they conjured up this story. See, their story was that if They had to make certain items. A ghost shirt. This ghost shirt had certain designs on it. And this idea was sprung from the Mormons. The Mormons wore underwear. It's supposed to protect them. You know, the shirt and underwear.

So they're coming back and they conjured up this story. See, their story was that if They had to make certain items. A ghost shirt. This ghost shirt had certain designs on it. And this idea was sprung from the Mormons. The Mormons wore underwear. It's supposed to protect them. You know, the shirt and underwear.

You know, that certain ways that it's supposed to help them understand the creation or something. I don't know what it's all about. But they took that idea and incorporated it into the ghost dad shirt. And then they created these songs coming back. Und bei der Zeit, als sie die Wooden River Indian Reservation in Wyoming, oder in Arapaho, bekommen haben, hatten sie es auf dem Weg.

You know, that certain ways that it's supposed to help them understand the creation or something. I don't know what it's all about. But they took that idea and incorporated it into the ghost dad shirt. And then they created these songs coming back. Und bei der Zeit, als sie die Wooden River Indian Reservation in Wyoming, oder in Arapaho, bekommen haben, hatten sie es auf dem Weg.

You know, that certain ways that it's supposed to help them understand the creation or something. I don't know what it's all about. But they took that idea and incorporated it into the ghost dad shirt. And then they created these songs coming back. Und bei der Zeit, als sie die Wooden River Indian Reservation in Wyoming, oder in Arapaho, bekommen haben, hatten sie es auf dem Weg.

Denn es hat ihnen gedauert, um hier von Nevada zurückzukommen. Und sie haben ihnen gesagt, das ist, was sie gesehen haben. Also es ist nicht wie die Sonnen-Dance, sondern es ist eine Geister-Dance. Weißt du, was sie die Geister-Dance nennen. Es ist nicht eine Lakota oder eine Native-Zeremonie. Es sind zwei Jungs, die das gemacht haben. Und diese Jungs tanzen auf diesem Baum.

Denn es hat ihnen gedauert, um hier von Nevada zurückzukommen. Und sie haben ihnen gesagt, das ist, was sie gesehen haben. Also es ist nicht wie die Sonnen-Dance, sondern es ist eine Geister-Dance. Weißt du, was sie die Geister-Dance nennen. Es ist nicht eine Lakota oder eine Native-Zeremonie. Es sind zwei Jungs, die das gemacht haben. Und diese Jungs tanzen auf diesem Baum.

Denn es hat ihnen gedauert, um hier von Nevada zurückzukommen. Und sie haben ihnen gesagt, das ist, was sie gesehen haben. Also es ist nicht wie die Sonnen-Dance, sondern es ist eine Geister-Dance. Weißt du, was sie die Geister-Dance nennen. Es ist nicht eine Lakota oder eine Native-Zeremonie. Es sind zwei Jungs, die das gemacht haben. Und diese Jungs tanzen auf diesem Baum.

He couldn't understand what the heck they were doing. Well, he didn't really approve of it, but he couldn't say no to them because they're hanging on by the end of the rope. They didn't know what to do with themselves because they killed off the buffalo. They took away all the ways to survive as humans. So he allowed them to do it.

He couldn't understand what the heck they were doing. Well, he didn't really approve of it, but he couldn't say no to them because they're hanging on by the end of the rope. They didn't know what to do with themselves because they killed off the buffalo. They took away all the ways to survive as humans. So he allowed them to do it.

He couldn't understand what the heck they were doing. Well, he didn't really approve of it, but he couldn't say no to them because they're hanging on by the end of the rope. They didn't know what to do with themselves because they killed off the buffalo. They took away all the ways to survive as humans. So he allowed them to do it.

It started getting out of hand because people were dancing on this tree and they followed, they died. And he said, we got to do something about this. It was 1890. As he's walking along there, there's a little brook there. He stopped by the little brook and all of a sudden this meadowlark came along. And it's a meadowlark, it's a bird, the yellow chest.