Fighting in battles
At the Age of 14 Sitting Bull had his first battle and had his first encounter with American soldiers in June of 1863. A year later he fought the US troops again at the battle of Killdeer Mountain and in 1865 he led a siege against the newly established Fort Rice. After all of this since he was widley respected for his bravery and insight he became head chief of the Souix nation in about 1868 when he was badly wounded in battle but continued to fight.
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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