The Caddo have taken up the Ghost…

1880 CE

The Caddo have taken up the Ghost Dance religion, which is widespread among native nations in the West.

John Wilson, a Caddo-Lenape medicine man who speaks only Caddo, is an influential leader in the Ghost Dance.

In 1880, Wilson becomes a peyote roadman.

The tribe had known the Half Moon peyote ceremony, but Wilson introducesthe Big Moon ceremony to them.

The Caddo tribe remains very active in the Native American Church today.

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Binger Caddo Oklahoma United States View →

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Caddo (Amerind tribe) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Indian Territory View →

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