Best sitting bull bio chief

(1831-1890)

Who Was Sitting Bull?

Sitting Bull joined his first war party at 14 and soon gained a reputation for bravery in battle. In 1868, the Sioux accepted peace with the U.S.

government, but when gold was discovered in the Black Hills in the mid-1870s, a rush of white prospectors invaded Sioux lands. Sitting Bull responded but could only win battles, not the war. He was arrested and killed in 1890.

Early Years

Arguably the most powerful and perhaps famous of all Native American chiefs, Sitting Bull was born in 1831 in what is now called South Dakota.

Sitting bull biography

The son of an esteemed Sioux warrior named Returns-Again, Sitting Bull looked up to his father and desired to follow in his footsteps, but didn't show a particular talent for warfare. As a result, he was called "Slow" for his apparent lack of skills.

At the age of 10, however, he killed his first buffalo.

Four years later, he fought honorably in a battle against a rival clan. He was named Tatanka-Iy