Fast Thunder
January 17, 1891

Fast Thunder, a Christian who performed the Ghost Dance, recounts his experience visiting with Wovoka, an Indian prophet:

“As I looked upon his fair countenance, I wept, for there were nail prints in his hands and feet, where the cruel white men had fastened him to a large cross. There was a small wound in his side also, but as he kept his side covered with a beautiful blanket of feathers, this wound could only be seen when he shifted his blanket.”

Source(s):

Andersson, Lakota Ghost Dance of 1890, p. 53, citing Illustrated American, January 17, 1891, p. 332.