The Sioux Indians accepted the Ghost Dance religion in hopes of restoring the old ways before the settlers arrived. Who is credited with creating the Ghost Dance religion?

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Mendez

6 March, 21:58

The Sioux Indians accepted the Ghost Dance religion in hopes of restoring the old ways before the settlers arrived. Who is credited with creating the Ghost Dance religion?

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Bailey Duarte · Answer 1

Answer:The American settlers, well at least some of them, seemed to search for any reason as to why the Native Americans could be perceived as a threat. The "Indian Ghost Dance" was a religious movement that the Indians use to spread hope, even though their situation was dismal. The U. S. Army misinterpreted this dance as a WAR DANCE, an assumption which led to the battles of "Wounded Knee" and the "Massacre of Sioux".