Wovoka
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Wovoka ( – September 20, 1932), also known as Jack Wilson, was the Paiute religious leader who founded a second episode of the Ghost Dance movement. Wovoka means "cutter" or "wood cutter" in the Northern Paiute language.
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- American Indian chief.name
- Wovoka
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- Wovoka – Paiute spiritual leader and creator of the Ghost Dance
- American Indian chief.tribe
- Northern Paiute
- American Indian chief.birth_name
- Quoitze Ow
- American Indian chief.birth_date
- c. 1856
- American Indian chief.birth_place
- Smith Valley, Nevada
- American Indian chief.death_place
- Yerington, Nevada
- American Indian chief.nicknames
- Jack Wilson
- American Indian chief.known_for
- Spiritual leader and creator of the Ghost Dance
- American Indian chief.resting_place
- Schurz, Nevada
- American Indian chief.parents
- Numu-tibo'o (sometimes called Tavibo; father)
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Wovoka ( – September 20, 1932), also known as Jack Wilson, was the Paiute religious leader who founded a second episode of the Ghost Dance movement. Wovoka means "cutter" or "wood cutter" in the Northern Paiute language.
==Biography== Wovoka was born in the Smith Valley area southeast of Carson City, Nevada around 1856. Quoitze Ow was his birth name. Wovoka's father was Numu-tibo'o (sometimes called Tavibo), who for several decades was incorrectly believed to be Wodziwob, a religious leader who had founded the Ghost Dance of 1870. From the age of eight until almost thirty Wovoka often worked for David Wilson, a rancher in the Yerington, Nevada, area, and his wife Abigail, who gave him the name Jack Wilson when dealing with Euro-Americans. David Wilson was a devout Christian, and Wovoka learned Christian theology and Bible stories while living with him.
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