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A 4 page overview of the life of Tatanka-Iyotanka, a Lakota man who would become known by the English
name of Sitting Bull. Born in 1834, Sitting Bull ultimately became one of the most influential leaders of the Lakota Sioux. He led the Lakota as
they attempted to outmaneuver their most formidable enemy, the great flood of whites that had invaded their country. Sitting Bull was much more
than a formidable opponent on the battlefield, however, he was also a holy man and a skilled negotiator. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
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of the nineteenth century the American West was a colorful conglomerate of different cultures and individuals. One of the most interesting of these individuals was Tatanka-Iyotanka, a Lakota man
who would become known by the English name of Sitting Bull. Born in 1834, Sitting Bull ultimately became one of the most influential leaders of the Lakota Sioux.
He led the Lakota as they attempted to outmaneuver their most formidable enemy, the great flood of whites that had invaded their country. Interestingly, Sitting Bull had little contact
with the White invaders to his land until the 1860s when the Sioux were driven from their homelands in Minnesota into the plains. Sitting Bulls subsequent travels extended into
the valleys of the Powder and Yellowstone Rivers and eventually much further (Anderson, 1996). When the Lakota were pushed to the point that they recognized fleeing was no longer
an answer, they fought. One of the most memorable battles in U.S. history was Sitting Bulls encounter with General Armstrong Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn. Sitting
Bull and the people persevered, Custer and his army did not. Sitting Bull was determined to not sign a treaty with the Whites and this determination leads him eventually
toward Canada in an attempted evasion. While we tend to remember Sitting Bull for his ferociousness on the battlefield, in reality
he was a holy man. The Lakota recognized this fact and believed that it was Sitting Bulls magic which would bring them ultimate victory over the whites. Although
Sitting Bull employed various tactics to resist the great white invasion, ultimately he and his people were chased all the way to Canada. Facing the facts of his peoples
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