Sitting Bull is a Dakota Indian chief, of the Sioux tribes and also is a Warrior, Military Leader. Sitting Bull, born in 1831, Grand River, South Dakota. His parents’ names are, Jumping Bull (father) and (mother) Her-Holy-Door. He was named Jumping badger at birth. Although, he showed a lot bravery, courage of riding, which’d been witnessed by his tribe. Once he returned to his village, jumping bull celebrated a feast for his son. The name (Tatanka Iyotake), in the Lakota language means "Buffalo Bull Sits Down”, which was later shortened to “Sitting Bull”. At the ceremony before the whole tribe, also Sitting Bull's father presented him with an eagle feather to wear in his hair, a warrior's horse, and a hardened buffalo hide to set his son's journey into manhood. During the War in 1862, Sitting Bull's people weren’t involved, were coupled groups of eastern Dakota killed about 800 soldiers in Minnesota. In 1864, two large body of troop’s soldiers under General Alfred Sully attacked their village. The contest took a legal charge that was led by Sitting Bull and driven the Lakota and Dakota people out.
Also, couple years later in 1866, the leader of the Oglala
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In 1871 the Northern Pacific Railway conducted a survey for a route through Hunkpapa lands, which the same railway returned following federal troops. Sitting Bull and the tribe Hunkpapa attacked the survey party, which turned back on them with force. Later In 1873, Sitting Bull's resisted the survey strongly which lead to bankruptcy. The construction of the railroad through Lakota, Dakota Territory came to a stop. After mining in the territories, which provided them in finding gold and caused uprising gains of wealth from it. That caused attention to men like, Col. George Custer who led an expedition to explore the Black Hills for gold. Also announcing that black hills was a gold rush caused tension between Lakota people and the
After gold was discovered in the Black Hills, Chief Crazy Horse led a resistance against General George Crook in 1876. After Crook’s defeat, Chief Crazy Horse had ...
Army in 1874, when General George A Custer said that gold had been discovered in the Black Hills of the Dakota Territory. This was a sacred area to many tribes and had always been off-limits to white settlement since the signing of the Fort Laramie Treaty. The government tried to purchase this land, but failed, so the Fort Laramie Treaty was set aside and ordered that all Lakota were to leave their land by January 31, 1867. Sitting Bull refused to leave so he and his tribe stood their ground. They later realized that there were more army men than Lakota, so they joined forces with other
The journey of exploration to the western territories brought the white man many great things, but they did face some opposition. The US government made plans to explore the Black Hills, after hearing of the gold it contained. This was not an easy task. The Sioux, with strong force, were not giving up their sacred land easily. The only way to gain the territory of the Black Hills was to wage war against the Sioux. The Battle of the Little Big Horn was one battle that the US will never forget. General George Custer led an army of men to take out the Sioux, one of the battalions was completely wiped out including Custer. The Sioux were very strong, but US had a lot more power and technology. Why did we get massacred? This question has been a mystery to many people throughout the years. Sergeant Windolph, of Benteen’s cavalry, and John F. Finerty, from General Crooks cavalry, bring us some personal accounts and memories of this tragedy.
Sitting Bull had a vision that the Sioux would win the battle at Little Big Horn,
L. Frank Baum is known as an astonishing writer. Who hasn't seen or read Wizard of Oz? To this day it is a house hold movie. It's interesting that he is little known for his views of Native Americans.
By 1873, gold was discovered at a time of desperation for the United States. The Black Hills in Lakota territory was abundantly filled with it. The fact that the gold was located in the Great Sioux Reservation mattered not. The U.S. government was going to mine the gold regardless of the consequences. They were desperate and greedy. Their first attempt to gain access was to buy the Black Hills from the Sioux. The Sioux clearly objected and most of the peoples told the government it was not for sale. Those who were agreeable to the sale of this gold rich land asked a higher price than the government was prepared to pay. The government's second attempt and ultimate victory was much more nefarious in nature.
The life of Sitting Bull was extraordinary; he was a warrior and a great chief of the Sioux people (SV; SV). Sitting Bull was born in March 1831 and lived his whole life in Grand River, South Dakota. He was also the son of an esteemed warrior named Returns-Again. When he was at the age of ten; that is when he killed his first buffalo and then four years later he fought with courage in his first battle (Sitting Bull 1). As he was a little child, him, his dad, his two uncles were icons in their people’s eyes (A, B, C). During his child-hood, his name was Tatakana iyotanka. Later he started to call himself Tatakana yotanka or Jumping Bull (West 30).
Several events led to the Battle of Little Bighorn. The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 created a reservation for the Indians giving them exclusive rights to the Black Hills, “the reservation included present day South Dakota, eastern Wyoming, as well as lands in Nebraska,” (“blackhillsvisitor.com”). The Northern Pacific Railroad route west of the Dakota Territory brought tension in 1872. A General Philip H. Sheridan “in command of the Army’s Department of the Missouri,” (“blackhillsvisitor.com”), in order to cease conflict established a fort near the Black Hills. He sent Lt. Colonel George A. Custer on an expedition to do reconnaissance on the Black Hills, a direct violation of the 1868 treaty. “Custer’s report of a gold discovery in the summer of 1874” (“blackhillsvisitor.com”), brought many gold seekers to illegally settle in the Black Hills. The U.S. Government not willing to remove the settlers and not being able to purchase the territory from the Indians, to keep the gold for themselves, alongside with the Indian raids on settlements led to the government ordering the return of the Indians back ...
Chief Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull of the Sioux tribes knew of the plan and set a trap for the army regiment and killed all of them. This battle was one of the greatest victories for the Native American’s.
Sitting Bull moves in to what is now canidia and lived there for many years after the war as he refused to live in a reservation he. He was brought back to america and was forced to pay for his crimes. He was arrested by a native american who worked for the colonies. Later he was killed by a indian police officer by gunshot
Hey, I didn’t see you there, how are you?I'm just wondering whether or not a big ol' grizzly bear is going to come charging at me at any point in my life, but seeing as grizzly bears are endangered that probably won't happen. In the past, there were thought to be around 50,000 grizzly bears in North America, nowadays they are growing sparse there are estimated to be only around 1800, now not even a 20th of the population in the past. Most of these grizzlies are located in Yellowstone National Park and Alaska, but they can also be found in Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho and Montana. Some are thought to be in Washington.
...ing to become more of the head chief to bring other tribes into cohorts with the Hunkpapas to survive against the whites. Sitting Bull had become the war chief of the entire Sioux nation. This is another example that Utley uses to show how this one man is a born leader and respected individual in the west.
In 1875, Custer had made a commitment to the Sioux (aka. Lakota) that he would no longer fight Native Americans. Custer's promise happened to take place as a U.S. Senate commission meeting was taking place with the Lakota in an effort to purchase the gold mining fields in the Black Hills (which Custer had discovered a year earlier). The Lakota rejected the senate’s offer in favor of sticking with the 1868 treaty that promised protection of their lands. In spite of this treaty, LTC Custer was used by the government to assist in the removal of the natives living in the Northern Plains (Fox, 1997).
Sitting Bull was the greatest Sioux Chief and one of the greatest Native American Chiefs ever. Sitting Bull did so much for the freedom of his people. Although he did not succeed he sent a message to all people to never give up and be faithful to your people. Sitting Bull is a great role model for all people because of the things he did.
General Custer graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1861; ranking last in his class. He served in the Civil war where he was a fearless cavalry leader, and in 1865 he was awarded a temporary rank of Major General. Many people believed that he shouldn’t even have participated in the Civil War, let alone graduate. Though, many who served with him said they admired his bravery and success but many were jealous of him. His enemies often said that he was a “glory hunter.” He was a glory hunter and looked to make a name for himself. After the Civil War, Custer went on to fight the Indians in the Southwest, Dakota’s and Montana territories. The war against the Indians stretched from the 1820’s all the way until 1890. When settlers started to flood the western part of America, railroads followed. These railroads made it easier for people to come out west and also buffalo hunt. Americans were killing buffalo’s left and right. Soon enough, the bu...