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Sitting Bull a person from U.S. History. He was a person of importance. Sitting Bull was born in 1831 and raised in Grand River, South Dakota. He learned many things during his lifetime about the indian and white american culture. He became a warroir at age 14 adn was a very brave warrior. At age 25, he became a member of the Strong Heart Warrior Society and Silent Eaters. Silent Eaters is a group that is concerned with tribal welfare. He became a well known medicine man and known for his fearlessness. When Sitting Bull became older he married and had a least 5 wives. Two of the wives died and the others gave him many children. His most favored children were named Crow Foot and Standing Holy. Sitting Bull became chief of the Lakota and led them to many battles against the U.S. Army. The two most important battles were the Battle of the Rosebud and the Battle of the Little Big Horn. These to battles were important because of the destruction it caused. The Battle of the Little Big Horn was important because it showed how much the Lakotas wanted their land. Sitting Bull's army killed 200 calvary men and General A. Custer. This became a new chapter in the Lakotas tribes life. Sitting Bull went into Canada to get away from the U.S. army; where he stayed for many years with his people. When he came back he surrendered and was put in jail for many years. Until, at a later date he was freed and went back home to Grand River, South Dakota to live out his days. He died on Decmber 15, 1890 due to a bullet being shot through his head.

http://www.biography.com/people/sitting-bull-9485326

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h3771.html

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