He was a young leader who wanted to become a weather doctor just like his father (Maclean and Paul 17). He was known as Wovoka by his people but used the name Jack Wilson when dealing with the whites. Wilson worked in the ranch where he leaned English and Christian religion. Jack Wilson was born in the Smith valley around Southeast Carson in Nevada in 1856. ![]() ![]() Jack Wilson also known as Wovoka by the Paiute people, was the founder of the ghost dance religion.
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