Question

In the early 1890s, many native groups began to adopt a ritual called the __________ Dance, which they believed would hasten the coming of an Indian savior. The ritual eventually led to the massacre at Wounded Knee.

Answer 1

The Ghost Dance is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The circle dance was based on chief Wovoka's prophecy and was a religious movement. The chief believed that if the dance is practiced in its proper form then it can unite the people with the spirit of the dead people. Wovoka believed in an honest and clean life, cross-cultural cooperation and in an end to white expansion.

The dance was mainly practiced by Nevada Northers Paiute and later spread to California and Oklahoma. During the Battle of Wounded knee, the US army killed 153 of Miniconju and Hunkapapa people from the Lakota people. The army had went to the camp to disarm Lakota people, when an old Lakota man was performing circle dance a rifle went off and the US army started shooting.