The Ghost-dance religion and the Sioux outbreak of 1890 : $b Fourteenth annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology, part 2.Mooney, James
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The Ghost-dance religion and the Sioux outbreak of 1890 : $b Fourteenth annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology, part 2.
Mooney, James
Dakota Indians -- Wars, 1890-1891; Ghost dance
You folks want you to come in three [months] here, any tribs from
there. There will ᴮᵉ good bit snow this year. Sometimes rain’s,
in fall, this year some rain, never give you any thing like that.
grandfather said when he die never ⁿᵒ cry. no hurt anybody. no
fight, good behave always, it will give you satisfaction, this
young man, he is a good Father and mother, dont tell no white man.
Jueses was on ground, he just like cloud. Every body is alive
again, I dont know when they will [be] here, may be this fall or in
spring.
Every body never get sick, be young again,—(if young fellow no sick
any more,) work for white men never trouble with him until you
leave, when it shake the earth dont be afraid no harm any body.
You make dance for six ʷᵉᵉᵏˢ night, and put you foot [food?] in
dance to eat for every body and wash in the water. that is all to
tell, I am in to you. and you will received a good words from him
some time, Dont tell lie.
_The Messiah Letter_ (_Cheyenne version_)
When you get home you have to make dance. You must dance four
nights and one day time. You will take bath in the morning before
you go to yours homes, for every body, and give you all the same
as this. Jackson Wilson likes you all, he is glad to get good many
things. His heart satting fully of gladness, after you get home,
I will give you a good cloud and give you chance to make you feel
good. I give you a good spirit, and give you all good paint, I want
you people to come here again, want them in three months any tribs
of you from there. There will be a good deal snow this year. Some
time rains, in fall this year some rain, never give you any thing
like that, grandfather, said, when they were die never cry, no
hurt any body, do any harm for it, not to fight. Be a good behave
always. It will give a satisfaction in your life. This young man
is a good father and mother. Do not tell the white people about
this, Juses is on the ground, he just like cloud. Every body is a
live again. I don’t know when he will be here, may be will be this
fall or in spring. When it happen it may be this. There will be no
sickness and return to young again. Do not refuse to work for white
man or do not make any trouble with them until you leave them. When
the earth shakes do not be afraid it will not hurt you. I want you
to make dance for six weeks. Eat and wash good clean yourselves
[The rest of the letter had been erased].
_The Messiah Letter_ (_free Rendering_)
When you get home you must make a dance to continue five days.
Dance four successive nights, and the last night keep up the dance
until the morning of the fifth day, when all must bathe in the
river and then disperse to their homes. You must all do in the same
way.
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