The Second Great Awakening in the Pacific Northwest
Around the time we were fighting the American Revolution, a smallpox plague hit the Spokane Indians in the inland Pacific Northwest of North America. Approximately a third of the Spokane Tribe perished in a matter of weeks. Their head chief, Circling Raven, climbed Mount Spokane to seek the Creator, “He Who Lives Above,” for an answer as to why this had happened.
After fasting and praying for many days, Circling Raven received a vision. Very soon, men with white skin would visit the Spokanes, and they would be bearing piles of leaves bound in hide that would tell them more about the Creator.
When Circling Raven returned to his people, he told them of his vision. He told them to be patient and wait for the white men.
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