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Sitting Bull.

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Sitting Bull.
Sitting Bull, Native American name Tatanka Yotanka (1831?-1890), Native American leader of the Sioux, born in the region of the Grand River in present-day South
Dakota. Led by Sitting Bull, the Sioux resisted efforts of the United States government to annex their lands and force them to settle on reservations. Between June 25
and June 26, 1876, the Sioux, with the aid of other tribes, annihilated a punitive expedition commanded by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer in the Battle of
the Little Bighorn. Sitting Bull and his followers then fled to Canada. Receiving a promise of amnesty in 1881 and suffering hardship and famine, he returned to U.S.
territory. Sitting Bull was put in prison for two years and then settled on a reservation. He continued to be hostile to the settlers.
In 1885 Sitting Bull was allowed to leave the reservation to tour with the Wild West show of Buffalo Bill. There is speculation that permission was given because the
Native American police wanted Sitting Bull off the reservation to prevent him from creating problems. The tense situation among the Sioux was aggravated by followers
of the Native American messiah Wovoka, who promised the defeat of the whites. Wovoka introduced the ghost dance, which was supposed to help the Native Americans
regain their lands and live in peace. The ghost dance gave the Sioux hope and added to their restlessness. The army feared an uprising and believed that Sitting Bull
was the leading instigator. They had him arrested on December 15, 1890. As he was being led away over the objections of his supporters, a gunfight erupted during
which Sitting Bull and 12 others were killed.

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