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Wovoka

American  
[wuh-voh-kuh] / wəˈvoʊ kə /

noun

  1. c1856–1932, Paiute religious leader: originator of the ghost dance religion.


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He discovered no secret, returned to find the tribes aroused by the Messianic teachings of Wovoka, dancing the ghost dance that meant trouble for Wasichus.

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