Sitting Bull
| Born | 1831 |
| Hometown | Grand River, Dakota Territory, U.S. |
| Height | 5'9" (1.75m) |
| Spouse | Scarlet Woman, Seen-by-her-Nation, Snow-on-Her, Four-Robes-Woman, Light Hair |
| Children | Crow Foot, William Sitting Bull, John Sitting Bull, a.k.a. Runs-away-from-him/Nakicipa, Standing Holy, Many Horses, Lodge in Sight, a.k.a. Refuses-them |
| Parents | Her-Holy-Door, Jumping Bull |
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Poisonous Words and the Massacre of Wounded Knee
- Today marks the 133rd anniversary of the Massacre of Wounded Knee during the wintry week between Christmas and New Years back in 1890. Nine days before the massacre that left hundreds of Sioux men, women, and children dead, an obscure weekly newspaper in South Dakota ran an editorial about the death of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull. Early in the morning on Dec. 29, 1890, across the state of South Dakota at Wounded Knee Creek, the Sioux, who were captured the previous afternoon by members of the US 7th Cavalry Regiment, were surrendering their weapons.
- Petoskey News Review
Looking Back: Railroad connections, Captain Walter Clifford and more
McAlester News-Capital, Okla.Choctaw Nation opens first tribally-owned children's advocacy center in Oklahoma
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DNA confirms South Dakota man is great-grandson of Sitting Bull
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On This Day, July 20: 12 killed in shooting at Aurora, Colo., movie theater
On July 20, 2012, a gunman opened fire at a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises" at a theater in Aurora, Colo., killing 12 people and wounding 58.
- USAmerican News
A guide to Aberdeen-area July 4th events, from fireworks to the Sitting Bull Stampede Rodeo
Fireworks, bands, and parades are planned in and around Aberdeen for the July 4 holiday weekend.
- USThe Daily Beast
Custer Lost but No One Really Won at the Little Big Horn
Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyOn June 25, 1876, a village of some five thousand Lakotas and Cheyennes camped on the Greasy Grass River (today’s Little Big Horn) was famously attacked by George Armstrong Custer and his vaunted Seventh Cavalry. The Indians were followers of the powerful Húnkpapa holy man Sitting Bull, and, like their leader, most of them wanted nothing to do with white men. They simply wanted to be left alone, to live separate from the Euro-Americans wh
- SportsChattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.
Jay Greeson: 5-at-10: Friday mailbag with movie theater snacks, sideline reporters, a condiment draft, and why I'm a jerk
Dec. 17—Let's handle our business. Rushmore of movies with a flower in the title: "Driving Miss Daisy," "Steel Magnolias" — Side question: Did you know that they remade "Steel Magnolias" with an all Black cast in 2012? — "The Best Exoctic Marigold Hotel" and "War of the Roses." Rushmore of famous sports prognosticators: Jimmy the Greek is far left, even with his breeding comments, right? Lee ...
- USINSIDER
Sitting Bull's great-grandson says he always knew his ancestry but some historians would say 'you cannot trust the Natives' oral history'
Ernie LaPointe told Insider that he hopes the DNA confirmation of his ancestry will help his efforts to relocate Sitting Bull's remains.
- USUSA TODAY
Banned for life
A passenger was banned for life after a flight attendant was assaulted during a flight. And a criminal complaint was filed against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. It's Thursday's news.
- ScienceNBC News
Great-grandson of famed Lakota leader Sitting Bull has been identified
A living descendant of the famed Lakota leader Sitting Bull has been confirmed using a novel technique for analyzing fragments of the historic figure's DNA.
- SciencePeople
Scientists Identify Man as Sitting Bull's Great-Grandson by Analyzing Lock of Hair
Ernie LaPointe has been confirmed as the great-grandson of the legendary Lakota Sioux chief, Sitting Bull
- ScienceUSA TODAY
A man claimed he was related to Sitting Bull. Now, DNA proves he's his great-grandson.
A new DNA technique confirmed Ernie LaPointe is the great-grandson of legendary Native American leader Sitting Bull.
- ScienceINSIDER
DNA testing of Sitting Bull's hair confirms a 73-year-old man in South Dakota is his great-grandson
Scientists at the University of Cambridge said a new method of DNA testing helped them prove that Ernie LaPointe is Sitting Bull's great-grandson.
