Wovoka
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Wovoka was a Northern Paiute spiritual leader and prophet best known for originating the Ghost Dance movement among Native American tribes in the late 19th century.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American religious leader
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human ⓘ prophet ⓘ spiritual leader ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Jack Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Ghost Dance revival of 1889–1890
NERFINISHED
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spread of the Ghost Dance in the late 1880s ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Schurz, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalContext | Great Basin Native American religions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth |
circa 1856
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circa 1858 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | September 20, 1932 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Northern Paiute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyBackground | Northern Paiute shamanic lineage ⓘ |
| father | Tavibo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Lakota Sioux Ghost Dance movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various Great Basin tribes ⓘ various Plains tribes ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian millenarian ideas
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Paiute spiritual traditions ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Northern Paiute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
central figure in histories of the Ghost Dance
ⓘ
symbol of Native American spiritual resistance ⓘ |
| memberOf | Northern Paiute people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Ghost Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Wovoka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing Native American resistance and revitalization movements
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originating the Ghost Dance movement ⓘ |
| occupation |
farm laborer
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prophet ⓘ spiritual leader ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Mason Valley, Nevada
NERFINISHED
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Smith Valley, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Schurz, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prophecy |
a coming renewal of the world without white domination
ⓘ
the return of ancestors and the restoration of the buffalo ⓘ |
| religion | Native American traditional religion ⓘ |
| religiousMovementFounded | Ghost Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Mason Valley, Nevada
NERFINISHED
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Walker River Reservation, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taught |
nonviolence toward white people
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performance of the Ghost Dance to hasten renewal ⓘ |
| workedFor | ranchers in Mason Valley ⓘ |
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