Answer to Question 1
a pan-Indian cultural phenomenon
began in the Great Basin area; spread rapidly
later outlawed by The Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S. Government)
a messianic religious belief in:
the appearance of a savior
the expulsion of the white man
the resurrection of dead Indian leaders
the return of the buffalo and the old ways
Answer to Question 2
Indian songs:
have inherent power
can be used as a means of accomplishing definite results
Example: healing songs, agricultural songs, love songs