"When the Sun died, I went up to Heaven and saw God and all the people who had died a long time ago. God told me to come back and tell my people they must be good and love one another, and not fight, or steal or lie. He gave me this dance to give to my people." How did a dance that encouraged its participants to "be good and love one another, and not fight, or steal or lie" result in the massacre of its participants?
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Keep the following questions in mind:
- Describe a Ghost Dance. What did it look like? Does it remind you of anything or is it unlike anything you have ever seen? - Why was the Ghost Dance so important to the Lakota/Sioux? - Why were settlers worried/afraid of the Ghost Dance? |
"Dear President Benjamin Harrison,"
Draft an email to President Harrison. Choose to write from the following perspectives:
- A settler who has witnessed a Lakota/Sioux Ghost Dance. Tell the President why you feel threatened and why he needs to keep setters safe.
- A Lakota/Sioux tribe member. Tell the President why the Ghost Dance is important to the Lakota/Sioux and why it poses no threat to American settlers.
- Another perspective that you wish to write from that has been approved by your teacher.
Send the email to: [email protected]
Draft an email to President Harrison. Choose to write from the following perspectives:
- A settler who has witnessed a Lakota/Sioux Ghost Dance. Tell the President why you feel threatened and why he needs to keep setters safe.
- A Lakota/Sioux tribe member. Tell the President why the Ghost Dance is important to the Lakota/Sioux and why it poses no threat to American settlers.
- Another perspective that you wish to write from that has been approved by your teacher.
Send the email to: [email protected]