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Sioux Ghost Dance
Directed by William Kennedy Dickson
Produced by William Kennedy Dickson
Starring members of Sioux nation
Cinematography William Heise
Distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company
Release date(s) 1894 (1894)
Running time 21 seconds
Country United States
Language Silent
English intertitles

Sioux Ghost Dance is an 1894 black-and-white silent film from Edison Studios, produced by William K. L. Dickson with William Heise as cinematographer. Filmed on a single reel, using standard 35 mm gauge, it has a 21-second runtime. The film was shot in Edison's Black Maria studio at the same time as Buffalo Dance. These are two of the earliest films made which feature Native Americans. In this film, a group of Sioux warriors, including two boys, perform the Ghost Dance. According to the Edison catalog, the performers in both films were genuine Sioux people wearing traditional costumes and war paint. All were veterans of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show.

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