Author discusses the ways ghost are a part of the narrative in the films of Wanuri Kahiu and Georgina Lightning in cultural context; examines the variable roles that ghost can play (sacred ancestor – malevolent trickster) and the way that characters respond to their presence and actions.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 40, no. 3, 2016, pp. 23-46
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Examines the emergence of a spiritual entity during a period of warfare waged by the Lakota and Cheyenne on the Pawnee. Argues that their desperate situation triggered a spiritual crisis since the traditional sacred power of Morning Star seemed to provide no protection from enemy threats.