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Fort Yates in Sioux County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Sitting Bull

Tatanka Iyontanke

 
 
Sitting Bull Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, June 30, 2004
1. Sitting Bull Marker
Inscription. A member of the Hunkpapa band of the Teton Sioux Indians, Sitting Bull became a warrior of much renown and was eventually acknowledged as a leader of all the Teton Sioux. A noble and just leader but misunderstood by the white man.

He was influential in the destruction of Custer’s forces at the Little Big Horn. His insistence that his people be allowed to participate in the ghost dances of the late 1880’s eventually led to his being murdered by Indian police in an attempted arrest at Standing Rock on December 15, 1890. He was sought after by his people for his wise counsel and support for their activities.

He as buried here but his grave has been vandalized many times. This marker is directly over the grave site.
 
Erected 1963 by North Dakata State Historical Society.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesNative Americans. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1891.
 
Location. 46° 5.362′ N, 100° 38.044′ W. Marker is in Fort Yates, North Dakota, in Sioux County. Memorial is on Dike Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Yates ND 58538, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
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Sitting Bull Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, June 30, 2004
2. Sitting Bull Marker
<i>Sitting Bulls Grave</i> image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Frank Bennett Fiske, circa 1906
3. Sitting Bulls Grave
Sitting Bull's Grave, circa 1906. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 803 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on April 9, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 9, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.   3. submitted on April 9, 2015. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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