The Indian Advocate (Sacred Heart Mission, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 13, No. 12, Ed. 1, Sunday, December 1, 1901 Page: 4 of 34
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Tur. Indian Advocaik.
fjT I SITTING BULL. &
Sitting Bull belonged to the Uncpapa division of the
Teton Sioux. Although a medicine man rather than a chief
he had gained a reputation in his early years by organizing
and leading war parties and became prominent by his partici-
pation in the battle of Little Bighorn in Montana on June
25 1876 by which Custer's command was wiped out of exist-
ence. Being pursued by General Terry Sitting Bull and his
band made their escape northward into Canada where they
remained until 1881
when he surrendered
through the mediation
of the Canadian authori-
ties on a promise of
pardon. To obtain sub-
sistence while in Cana-
da his people had been
obliged to sell almost all
they possessed includ-
ing their firearms so
that they returned to
their old homes in an
impoverished condition.
After confinement as a
prisoner of war until
1883 Sitting Bull took
up his residence on
Grand river where lie re-
mained until he met his
death. Here he contin-
ued to be the leader of
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