A Final Resting Place

A Final Resting Place. . , In 1806, not long after Lewis and Clark passed through this area, a young man was born in a Village near the Grand River (near present-day Mobridge, South Dakota). This young man, known as Sitting Bull, was a famous Sioux medicine man and leader. , Sitting Bull rose to power due to his long standing resentment of the encroachment on tribal lands. He was widely respected for his bravery and insight and led many successful confrontations against the US Army. During a battle against soldiers protecting railroad workers on the Yellowstone River in 1872, Sitting Bull led four warriors between enemy lines. Bullets buzzed by the group as they sat down, he shared a pipe with his friends, cleaned it, and calmly walked away. , Sitting Bull is credited for masterminding the American Indian strategy at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, before retreating to Canada for several years. Sitting Bull was the last Sioux leader to surrender his rifle in 1881 to American troops. , He later starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show as it traveled the United States and Europe, before returning to Standing Rock Reservation where he was born. , Picture Caption , (left) This stone marks the grave site of Sitting Bull and is important to his descendants. Please respect this site as you would respect the grave sites of your loved ones. , (left) Sitting Bull left the reservation in 1884 to join Colonel Alvaren's Indian Exhibition and toured 15 eastern US cities. He also made-one tour with William F. Cody's Wild West Show (to his right) and was introduced to thousands of people. , (top) Sitting bull in the 1880's.