The Ghost Dance is a 1982 American supernatural slasher film directed and co-written by Peter F. Buffa, and starring Julie Amato, Victor Mohica, Henry Bal, and Frank Salsedo. Its plot follows a Native American shaman who becomes possessed by an evil spirit that drives him to kill. It was the first ever slasher film to be based around and feature Native American characters.

Plot

The spirit of a malevolent, long-dead shaman, Nahalla, is unearthed during an archeological dig in the Arizona desert. The dig is overseen by local archeologist and anthropology professor Dr. Kay Foster. Nahalla possesses Aranjo, a local Native American man, after Aranjo steals a Kachina doll from Nahalla's grave and performs a ritual with it. Through Aranjo, Nahalla begins exacting a murderous rampage. First, he causes a truck to roll into the archeological dig site, seriously injuring one of the workers.