A Whirlwind Passed Through Our Country: Lakota Voices of the Ghost Dance farming "—Winds of Change

"—Winds of Change

Red Shirt became increasingly aware of the distance between her world and that of her ancestors

The Elder's stories offer a journey back in time and are complemented by images of fields of plump blueberries

How much do you really know about totem poles

and their influence is significant for future generations

A Whirlwind Passed Through Our Country: Lakota Voices of the Ghost Dance farming "—Winds of ChangeThe 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