Journal Entry #1:

Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull was born in 1831 in Grand River, South Dakota where he was known as a
warrior and a great Military Leader. Sitting Bull started his military career when he was only
fourteen years of age. His bravery during his battles was what led him to have a noble
reputation amongst his tribe.
In his early years, Sitting Bull was the son of an esteemed Sioux Warrior. He took pride of his
father and wanted to follow in his footsteps. Unfortunately, Sitting Bull lacked in skills,
especially when it came to warfare, so he was considered slow. Luckily, Sitting Bull gained
skills through practiced when he killed his first buffalo at the age of eleven. This led him to
fight honorably at age fourteen which landed him the name Tatanka-Iyotanka, which
described a bull sitting on his/her haunches.
In 1865, Sitting Bull attacked Fort Rice in what is now called North Dakota. Due to his
bravery, skills and respect of his people, Sitting Bull became chief of the Lakota Nation in
1868.
Some of Sitting Bulls major accomplishments as chief include defending his land and people
by upholding the 1868 Ft. Laramie Treaty that was being violated during the Gold Rush. He
also participated at a Sun Dance ceremony at Little BigHorn where he danced for 36 hours
straight while depriving himself of water and also slashing his arms in sacrifice. After this
marathon of dance he expressed to his people that he had envisioned the defeat of the
American Army.
Due to his vision Sitting Bull led his people, as well as the Cheyenne, into battle against the
American Army in the Battle of Rosebud. Sitting Bull and his party killed up to 300 men
including the prominent leader General Custer.
During his later years Sitting Bull did things such as befriending Annie Oakley and joining
Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show. This was a short lived experience due to him growing
tired of participating in the shows. He then moved back to his hometown where he
anticipated living out the rest of his years peacefully.
Unfortunately, on December 15, 1890, a group of Lakota policemen came in to arrest Sitting
Bull because they feared his powerful influences. Once they dragged Sitting Bull out of his
home a protesting gunfight took placed killing Sitting Bull. Sitting Bull was buried at Ft.
Yates, however, in 1953 they exhumed Sitting Bulls remained and placed them in Mobridge,
SD, where they still remain to this day.

Sitting Bull Biography. Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web 12 Oct. 2015.