Sitting Bull

The life of Tatanka Yotanka better known as Sitting Bull and the tragic events that led to his death will be discussed in this paper. Yotanka led a carefree life as a young boy with the Sioux tribe. He received early recognition from his tribe as a warrior and man of vision. During his youth he joined in the usual tribal raids for horses against traditional enemies such as the Crow and Assiniboin. This paper will explain the history behind Sitting Bull and how he grew into a warrior, a chief and how his life was tragically put to an end.
Yotanka was born in 1831 in the Grand River region of present-day South Dakota. Tatanka’s father did not at first name him Sitting Bull but rather Jumping Badger, which would be replaced with something more suitable at the appropriate time in his growth. “No one called the boy Jumping Badger, however, for his willful and deliberate ways earned him the nickname Hunkesni, or Slow.” Slow never hurried and did......

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Title: Sitting Bull
Approximate Word Count: 1794
Approximate Pages: 8 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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