American Indian Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 4, 1979, pp. 295-316
Description
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".
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 5, no. 3, 1981, pp. 47-48
Description
Discusses why the description of torture activity performed as part of the Mandan ceremony, which was published in the Early Western Travels series, is inaccurate.