A Whirlwind Passed Through Our Country: Lakota Voices of the Ghost Dance Métis and American Nature Writing

and American Nature Writing

an important language

so painful they can break your heart

There is wisdom in sharing what one knows

a new tribal council initiative raises uncomfortable questions about money and power

A Whirlwind Passed Through Our Country: Lakota Voices of the Ghost Dance Métis and American Nature WritingThe inception of the Ghost Dance religion in 1890 marked a critical moment in Lakota history. Yet, because this movement alarmed government officials, culminating in the infamous massacre at Wounded Knee of 250 Lakota men, women, and children, historical accounts have most often described the Ghost Dance from the perspective of the white Americans who opposed it. In A Whirlwind Passed through Our Country, historian Rani Henrik Andersson instead gives