In March 2003, Viggo Mortensen explored the town of Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota, the site of a tragic massacre that occurred December 29, 1890 There he photographed a traditional Lakota Ghost Dance, and the resulting images re create the dance that was originally performed by members of Chief Big Foot s band Treating this sacred rite as both delirious remembrance anIn March 2003, Viggo Mortensen explored the town of Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota, the site of a tragic massacre that occurred December 29, 1890 There he photographed a traditional Lakota Ghost Dance, and the resulting images re create the dance that was originally performed by members of Chief Big Foot s band Treating this sacred rite as both delirious remembrance and ephemeral dream, Miyelo includes literary and historical documentation that examines the Ghost Dance s origins.