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| Nicknames: | "Jumping Badger", "Hunkesi (Slow)", "Slon-He (Slow)", "Tatanka Iyotanka (Sitting Bull)" |
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| Birthplace: | Lakota Territory |
| Death: | Died in Fort Yates, ND, USA |
| Managed by: | Suzanne Quiett |
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Sitting Bull (Lakota: Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake (in Standard Lakota Orthography),[2] also nicknamed Slon-he or "Slow"; (c. 1831 – December 15, 1890) was a Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux holy man who led his people as a tribal chief during years of resistance to United States government policies. Born near the Grand River in Dakota Territory, he was killed by Indian agency police on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation during an attempt to arrest him and prevent him from supporting the Ghost Dance movement.
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1848
Age 17
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September 23, 1848
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1861
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1865
Age 34
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1868
Age 37
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