Wovoka (c. 1856 – September 20, 1932), [2] also known as Jack Wilson, was the Paiute religious leader who founded a second episode of the Ghost Dance movement. Wovoka means "cutter" [3] or "wood cutter" in the Northern Paiute language.

Wovoka (born 1858?, Utah Territory—died October 1932, Walker River Indian Reservation, Nevada) was a Native American religious leader who spawned the second messianic Ghost Dance cult, which spread rapidly through reservation communities about 1890.

A Paiute medicine-man, Wovoka originated the Ghost Dance, which spread throughout the Native American tribes of the west, causing white settlers and officials a great deal of consternation. Born southwest of what is now Carson City, Nevada, in about 1856, his father, Tavibo, was also a medicine man. After his father’s death, the boy was taken ...

May 29, 2018 · WOVOKA (c. 1856/8 – 1932), Paiute religious prophet and messiah of the Ghost Dance of 1890; also called Jack Wilson by white settlers.

Wovoka–Northern Paiute spiritual leader and creator of the Ghost Dance. Wovoka, the prophet otherwise known as Jack Wilson, was believed to have had a vision during a solar eclipse on January 1, 1889. It was reportedly not his first time experiencing a vision, but since it was his first as a young adult, he claimed that he was now better ...

During a solar eclipse on January 1, 1889, Wovoka (c. 1856–1932), a Paiute also known as Jack Wilson, either fell into a coma brought on by scarlet fever or died, depending on which version of his story one chooses to believe.

Wovoka, which means wood cutter in the Northern Paiute language, was consumed by the plight of his people and the disparity between them and their oppressors. He sought peace, the return of the buffalo, and the traditional Indian way of life without the white man.

Wovoka (c. 1856 - September 20, 1932), also known as Jack Wilson, was the Northern Paiute mystic who founded the Ghost Dance movement. Having spent part of his childhood with a family of white ranchers, Wovoka was well versed in both …

Mar 15, 2018 · After Wounded Knee, Wovoka slowly reclaimed his reputation, remained a revered Native American leader and prophet, and spoke at numerous Indian reservations where he preached nonviolence and peace between members of all races and religions.

Wovoka was a Numu seer, holy man and prophet of the 1890 Ghost Dance movement. Ghost Dance movements have occurred in history as a rallying point to preserve traditional Native American culture and as a form of resistance to U.S. policy and American culture.