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Sitting Bull was a medicine man of the Hunkapa Lakota (Sioux). He was born of the Grand River in present-day South Dakota in 1831. His father was named Sitting Bull and his mother was Her-Holy-Door. Sitting Bull was originally named Jumping Badger. When he was young, he was given the name "Hunskesi" meaning slow because he never hurried and took his time with everything. He killed his first buffalo at the age of ten with a small bow and arrow. During battle against another tribe, at age 14, Jumping Badger touched an enemy with a "coup stick". In order to do this, he had to leave himself completely vulnerable to being killed while holding the harmless stick.This showed extreme bravery in combat and his father changed his name to Sitting Bull because of how proud he was of his son.[].He received his first battle wound at the age of 15. He was shot in the foot by a Crow warrior right before he was able to kill the warrior himself. Because of this, he walked with a limp for the rest of his life.[].

Sitting Bull was the leader of the Strong Heart warrior society, and successfully increased Sioux hunting grounds. However, the U.S. Army continually invaded this territory, creating problems within the native population. From 1863 to 1868, the Sioux fought the army's encroachment. In 1867, Sitting Bull became the first principal chief of the entire Sioux nation. Shortly thereafter peace was made with the U.S, government, although Sitting Bull refused attend the peace conference or sign the treaty. The Fort Larmie treaty promised the Black Hills would remain in Sioux possession forever.

However, in the mid-1870's, gold was discovered, and press reports brought a rush of prospectors. By 1875, more than 1,000 prospectors were camping in the Black Hills. The government ordered the Sioux to their reservations. They were given a deadline of January 31, 1876, and anyone who did not comply was considered a hostile. The demand was ignored by the Sioux and in March, General George Crook set up a camp in order to attack the natives.

This is General George Crook, the general who set up the camp in order to attack Sitting Bulls Sioux tribe[|littlebighornproject.com/id21.html] to force the large Indian army back to the reservations, the Army dispatched three columns to attack in coordinated fashion, one of which contained Lt. Colonel George Custer and the Seventh Cavalry. Spotting the Sioux village about fifteen miles away along the Rosebud River on June 25, Custer also found a nearby group of about forty warriors. Ignoring orders to wait, he decided to attack before they could alert the main party. He did not realize that the number of warriors in the village numbered three times his strength. Dividing his forces in three, Custer sent troops under Captain Frederick Benteen to prevent their escape through the upper valley of the Little Bighorn River. Major Marcus Reno was to pursue the group, cross the river, and charge the Indian village in a coordinated effort with the remaining troops under his command. He hoped to strike the Indian encampment at the northern and southern ends simultaneously, but made this decision without knowing what kind of terrain he would have to cross before making his assault. He belatedly discovered that he would have to negotiate a maze of bluffs and ravines to attack.

The Battle of Little Bighorn was the most famous action the the Great Sioux War and was an overwhelming victory for the the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne, led by Sitting Bull. Sitting Bull was a commander at the Battle of Little Bighorn.

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