Early Life
Sitting Bull was born in the present day South Dakota in approximately 1831. Sitting Bull was not his original name. His original name was "Jumping Badger". Once he killed his first buffalo he was given his fathers name of "Sitting Bull" His nickname was Hunkesi which means "slow". He was nicknamed that because he never hurried doing anything and did everything with care. He was a member of the Sioux tribe.
Sitting Bull Quotes
"If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man he would have made me so in the first place. He put in your heart certain wishes and plans, and in my heart he put other and different desires. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows."
"I am here by the will of the Great Spirit, and by his will I am chief. I know Great Spirit is looking down upon me from above, and will hear what I say..."
"The earth has received the embrace of the sun and we shall see the results of that love. He put in your heart certain wishes and plans; in my heart, he put other different desires.
"In my early days, I was eager to learn and to do things, and therefore I learned quickly. Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit."
"Now that we are poor, we are free. No white man controls our footsteps. If we must die, we die defending our rights."
"What white man can say I never stole his land or a penny of his money? Yet they say that I am a thief. What white woman, however lonely, was ever captive or insulted by me? Yet they say I am a bad Indian."
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