Guide Note: Wovoka, sometimes spelled Wavoka, was a Paiute Indian Shaman, who had a vision during a solar eclipse on New Years' Day, 1889. He believed that by dancing the Ghost Dance, the lives of the Indian would return to the way things were before white men came.
Fast Facts:
- Born in 1856
- He was considered the Messiah by other tribes
- His Ghost Dance spread rapidly to other tribes
- The Ghost Dance lasted just a couple of years
- It was pretty much over after the Wounded Knee Massacre
- Wovoka died in 1932
