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Sitting Bull
Sioux chief
Also known as: Tatanka Iyotake
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- Lakota:
- Tatanka Iyotake
- Born:
- c. 1831, near Grand River, Dakota Territory [now in South Dakota], U.S.
- Died:
- December 15, 1890, on the Grand River in South Dakota
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Sitting Bull (born c. 1831, near Grand River, Dakota Territory [now in South Dakota], U.S.—died December 15, 1890, on the Grand River in South Dakota) was a Lakota (Teton) chief under whom the Oceti Sakowin (Sioux) peoples united in their struggle for survival on the North American Great Plains. He is remembered for his lifelong distrust of white men and his stubborn determination to resist their domination. Sitting Bull was born into the Hunkpapa division of the Lakota. He joined his first war party at age 14 and soon gained a reputation for fearlessness in battle. He became a leader ...(100 of 771 words)