Historedia
Episode 2 of 3

Vision During Solar Eclipse

When
January 1, 1889
Where
Smith Valley area
Part of
Wovoka's vision and the start of the Ghost Dance movement

Wovoka experienced a prophetic vision during a solar eclipse on January 1, 1889, leading to the founding of the Ghost Dance movement.

Wovoka claimed to have fallen into a coma during the solar eclipse of January 1, 1889, receiving a vision from God. He believed that if Native Americans danced the new dance, evil would be swept away, leaving a renewed Earth.

Sources

  1. Wovoka Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07
  2. Ghost Dance Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07

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