The dance itself was a movement of religious freedom in 1872 and 1872. The rumor was that the dance would restore the native peoples land and wipe away white men. What this means exactly, is up for debate, but the reason the people started dancing was a form of protest.
It was said that after the dance had been made for some time, people began to dream of the dead.The prophets dreamed of the dead, and then told their dreams to the people.
They announced that the dead would return if the dance were made. They said that the world would turn over and end. As to the fate of the living, the doctrine varied.
Once it was said that all would perish, again that all would live, and at other times that only those who made the dance and obeyed its regulations would live. If someone disobeyed then they would be turned to stone.
The information was obtained from the Karok, who live along the Klamath river from Happy Camp down to Orleans.**
Ethnologic research was conducted on behalf of the Dpartment of Anthropology of the University of California, among the Yurok and Karok Indians of the lower Klamath river in Del Norte County California.
** Please note: This information was from a very dated article and is only being used for this project to test out website building.
It was said that after the dance had been made for some time, people began to dream of the dead.The prophets dreamed of the dead, and then told their dreams to the people.
They announced that the dead would return if the dance were made. They said that the world would turn over and end. As to the fate of the living, the doctrine varied.
Once it was said that all would perish, again that all would live, and at other times that only those who made the dance and obeyed its regulations would live. If someone disobeyed then they would be turned to stone.
The information was obtained from the Karok, who live along the Klamath river from Happy Camp down to Orleans.**
Ethnologic research was conducted on behalf of the Dpartment of Anthropology of the University of California, among the Yurok and Karok Indians of the lower Klamath river in Del Norte County California.
** Please note: This information was from a very dated article and is only being used for this project to test out website building.