Sitting Bull Thesis

One of the most arguably greatest Native American chiefs to have walk this earth? There were many Native American chiefs during the early 17th century - early 20th century including Crazy Horse, Geronimo, Red Cloud, Tecumseh, and even Pontiac or Gall All skilled warriors even greater chiefs but the one chief to rise from being one of the feeblest members of his tribe to the very first chief of a whole nation, the Lakota nation to be exact (Johnson 1). His name was Sitting Bull.
Sitting Bull was born in March of 1831, on the south bank of what used to be called “Ree River” now known as “Grand River”, at a place called Many-Caches, in South Dakota (Dockstader). He was not always known as Sitting Bull, he was originally named Jumping Badger …show more content…
Sitting Bull had experienced a lot of ups and downs, he had to earn the title “Chief”. As his life carried on, Sitting Bull fought in a lot of battles including the Battle of the Little Big Horn, which gave him more experience, each time learning something new. He eventually became a member of the Midnight Strong Heart society, which was an elite group of worthy warriors. He did so by showing true bravery and power against the enemies. Sitting Bull’s struggles with the expansion of the American nation is what shaped his life. His skills and the respect he had earned from his people helped him become chief of the entire Lakota nation (Sitting …show more content…
Sitting Bull was brave, powerful and one of the greatest spiritual leaders of any Native American tribe (Dockstader). From being one of the weakest in his tribe to killing his first buffalo at ten years old (Sitting Bull) to earning his first coup and to becoming Chief of a whole nation, Sitting Bull honored his father and lived up to the name he had given him. Chief Sitting Bull had earned the respect of an enormous amount of people and he is still to this day respected and thanked for his sacrifices he had made while being chief of the Lakota