page_title: Wovoka
hierarchical_section_title: Wovoka
context_page_description: Wovoka, also known as Jack Wilson, was the Paiute religious leader who founded a second episode of the Ghost Dance movement. Wovoka means "cutter" or "wood cutter" in the Northern Paiute language.
context_section_description: Wovoka (c. 1856 - September 20, 1932), also known as Jack Wilson, was the Paiute religious leader who founded a second episode of the Ghost Dance movement.  Wovoka means "cutter" or "wood cutter" in the Northern Paiute language.
caption: Wovoka – Paiute spiritual leader and creator of the Ghost Dance
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