Chief Sitting Bull Tatanka Iyotake Hunkpapa Sioux Circa 18
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Sitting bull ( lakota: tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake [tˣaˈtˣə̃ka ˈijɔtakɛ]; [ 4] c. 1837 – december 15, 1890) [ 5][ 6] was a hunkpapa lakota leader who led his people during years of resistance against united states government policies. sitting bull was killed by indian agency police on the standing rock indian reservation during an attempt. Sitting bull, or tatanka iyotake, was a great leader of the hunkpapa lakota group who helped defeat gen. george custer at the little bighorn. born on grand river, s.dak., from his early adulthood sitting bull fought hostile tribes and white intruders on sioux lands. he excelled in the virtues most admired by the sioux: bravery, fortitude.
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Born: jumping badger 1831 in grand river, dakota territory. died: december 15, 1890 in grand river, south dakota, standing rock indian reservation. nationality: lakota (sioux) sitting bull was a hunkpapa lakota military, religious, and tribal chief who led his people through many years of resistance to government policies in the united states. Sitting bull ( tatanka iyotanka, l. c. 1837 1890) was a hunkpapa sioux holy man, warrior, leader, and symbol of traditional sioux values and resistance to the united states' expansionist policies. he is among the best known native american chiefs of the 19th century and remains as famous today as he was when he led his people. Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake(tatanka iyotaka)by: ~anonymous lakota. saturday, december 15th, 2002 was the 112th memorial anniversary of the assassination of tatanka iyotaka, more commonly known as sitting bull. this inspirational leader was murdered deep within lakota nation territory, a vast area encompassing much of the central and northern great. Chief sitting bull (tatanka iyotake) hunkpapa sioux (1831 1890) lakota medicine man and chief was considered the last sioux to surrender to the u.s. government. the capture of sitting bull submitted by: kathy johnson. quotes from chief sitting bull: "if the great spirit had desired me to be a white man he would have made me so in the first place.
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Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake(tatanka iyotaka)by: ~anonymous lakota. saturday, december 15th, 2002 was the 112th memorial anniversary of the assassination of tatanka iyotaka, more commonly known as sitting bull. this inspirational leader was murdered deep within lakota nation territory, a vast area encompassing much of the central and northern great. Chief sitting bull (tatanka iyotake) hunkpapa sioux (1831 1890) lakota medicine man and chief was considered the last sioux to surrender to the u.s. government. the capture of sitting bull submitted by: kathy johnson. quotes from chief sitting bull: "if the great spirit had desired me to be a white man he would have made me so in the first place. Published online december 5, 2007. last edited february 21, 2017. sitting bull (tatanka iyotake in the lakota language, meaning literally “buffalo bull who sits down”), hunkpapa lakota sioux chief (born in 1831; died 15 december 1890 at standing rock, south dakota). sitting bull led the dakota (sioux) resistance against us incursion into. 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 against the encroachment of settlers on the northern great plains.
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