Sitting Bull

Sitting Bull
Author/Photograph by David Francis Barry, 1885, United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs, Public Domain
Born 1831 in SD
Died 1890
  • Hunkpapa tribe leader who became Chief of Sioux nation in the Great Plains.
  • Fearless warrior who fought to protect sacred Native American lands.
  • Surprisingly defeated George Custer’s battalion at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
  • Forced to surrender due to famine but still led followers during final ‘Ghost Dance’ movement.
“Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children.”