What was the main focus of the Ghost Dance movement?

(A) Restoring the traditional way of life to Native Americans and

repelling white settlement

(B) Educating white Americans on the cultural practices of Native

Americans in hopes of preserving those practices

(C) Negotiating a peaceful end to disputes over land between settlers and

Native Americans

(D) Ending the famines that plagued Native American reservations

(E) Illustrating the new alliance between Native Americans and the

Department of Indian Aff airs

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Lilian Arroyo

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20 March, 16:11

What was the main focus of the Ghost Dance movement?

(A) Restoring the traditional way of life to Native Americans and

repelling white settlement

(B) Educating white Americans on the cultural practices of Native

Americans in hopes of preserving those practices

(C) Negotiating a peaceful end to disputes over land between settlers and

Native Americans

(D) Ending the famines that plagued Native American reservations

(E) Illustrating the new alliance between Native Americans and the

Department of Indian Aff airs

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Nick Bowman · Answer 1

The main focus of the Ghost Dance movement was " (A) Restoring the traditional way of life to Native Americans and repelling white settlement," since this was a "last ditch" effort to protect ancestral Native lands.