SITTING BULL

BIRTH

• Born 1831, in Grand River , South Dakota.
• Passed away December 15, 1890, in his hometown.
• Was a warrior, military leader.

EARLY YEARS

• Age of 10 he killed his first buffalo.
• Four years later, he fought honorably in a battle against a rival clan.
• June 1863 he took up arms against United States for the first time.

YOUNG LIFE

• As a young man sitting Bull increased Sioux hunting grounds.
• Soon, he became known for his fearlessness in battle.
• Very generous and wise.

ORIGINAL LIFE

• His original name was “Jumping Badgar,” from his family.
• But he earned the name “slow,” for his quiet and deliberate demeanor.

FAMILY

• He had several wives.
• Fathered many children, and adopted several others.
• His children were named Crow Foot, and Many Horses.
• He also had a sibling names Spotted Elk.

LATER YEARS

• The U.S. government was greatly embarrassed by this defeat and increased its efforts to capture the territory.
• Nations fought bravely under sitting bulls leadership.

DEATH

• In 1890 the local Indian Agency police feared that sitting Bull was planning to flee.
• Got arrested
• Gun fight occurred
• He was then killed in the gun fight.

BURIAL

• Two days after he was killed, sitting bulls body was unceremoniously buried in the post cemetery at Fort Yates, North Dakota.
• His grave was vandalized several times.

INTERESTING FACTS

• He worked in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show earning $50 a week.
• He said he “would rather die an Indian than live as a white man.”

FAMOUS QUOTES

• “It does not take many words to tell the truth.”
• “The white man knows how to make everything, but does not know how to distribute it.”