Sitting Bull

(Tatanka lyotake)

1831–1890

Medicine man who organized resistance to U.S. Army. His warriors defeated Custer at Little Bighorn.

Other Resources


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Book Links
Indian Wars  in  Indian History for Young Folks  by  Francis S. Drake
Sioux War of 1890-1891  in  Indian History for Young Folks  by  Francis S. Drake
Sitting Bull  in  Indian Heroes and the Great Chieftains  by  Charles A. Eastman
Sitting-Bull, the Great Dakota Leader  in  Famous Indian Chiefs I Have Known  by  Oliver Otis Howard
Sitting Bull the War Maker  in  Boy's Book of Indian Warriors  by  Edwin L. Sabin
Ghost Dancers and the Red Soldiers  in  Boy's Book of Indian Warriors  by  Edwin L. Sabin


Image Links


Sitting Bull
 in Indian History for Young Folks

He came out wild with anger
 in Famous Indian Chiefs I Have Known

Sitting Bull
 in Boy's Book of Indian Warriors