Oral tradition has it that Sitting Bull heard of this new religion that would save the Indian People, and sent an emissary to go to the Paiute homeland and bring back news of this religion. Under Sitting Bull, the Ghost Dance lost its passiveist language and, embraced by the warrior community of the Sioux, became what was perceived by American Soldiers and the local government, a religion that threatened White presence with outright violence. Whether or not this is true, cannot be told until the voices of long since dead are brought back to life. | Oral tradition has it that Sitting Bull heard of this new religion that would save the Indian People, and sent an emissary to go to the Paiute homeland and bring back news of this religion. Under Sitting Bull, the Ghost Dance lost its passiveist language and, embraced by the warrior community of the Sioux, became what was perceived by American Soldiers and the local government, a religion that threatened White presence with outright violence. Whether or not this is true, cannot be told until the voices of long since dead are brought back to life. |