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[edit] Wovoka's Father

Based on the sources I've read, the association between Wovoka and the person known as Tavibo or Numu-Taibo is very uncertain. Very little is known about Tavibo, and there are doubts that he ever existed. Toiyabe 21:08, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

A biography of Wovoka's father, Tavibo, appears in the American National Biography (Oxford University Press, 1999, vol. 21, pages 348-349). This biography says that Tavibo was born about 1830 and died about 1915. I don't know if this is "proof" of his existence but figured it worth mentioning. grumpykansan 1 May 2006

Strange - Other sources mention that Wovoka's father died when he was young (long before 1915), which is why he went to live with the Wilson family. Toiyabe 14:48, 2 May 2006 (UTC)