American Indian Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 4, 1979, pp. 295-316
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A history of the US Bureau of Indian Affairs' investigation into the Ghost Dance prophet Jack Wilson in the late eighteenth century. The investigation was filled with miscommunication, disinterest and confusion regarding the Ghost Dance and the identity of the "Indian Messiah".
Where No One Else Has Gone Before: Proceedings of the Ninth Native American Symposium
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Frederic Murray
Description
Examines two themes: the violent nature of Great Basin Indian history, and the sacred and cultural landscapes described by the salt songs of the Nuwuvi people.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, 1995, pp. 133-151
Description
Examines the use in literature of the myth about the white man being a rattlesnake, arguing that opposites, male and female, Christian and Indian, are actually complements of equal value.