Title: Sitting Bulls Ghost Dance, Grand River, South Dakota   Date: ca 1890
Location: Grand River, South Dakota
Photographer: Scott
Description: Sitting Bulls Ghost Dance near Sitting Bulls Village on the Grand River in South Dakota. Chief Sitting Bull (1831-1890). was a holy man who led his people during years of resistance to US government and was an important Native American leader in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The Ghost Dance was a ceremony where they thought they would reunite with spirits of the dead. Vintage 6.5x4 in. print, 4x5 in. copy negative.
Source: Museum of the Rockies Photo Archive
Rights: Copyright restrictions available from the Museum of the Rockies Photo Archive   
Catalog Number: 88.14.2   

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