Sitting Bull

Fine Art Photography and digital artwork by Donna Kennedy-
Photographed at the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe PowWow, Cedar City... more

by Donna Kennedy

Title

Sitting Bull

Artist

Donna Kennedy

Medium

Photograph - Digital Art

Description

Fine Art Photography and digital artwork by Donna Kennedy-
Photographed at the 41st Annual Paiute Indian Tribe PowWow, Cedar City Utah

Sitting Bull was born in what is now South Dakota, probably in 1831, son of a respected Sioux warrior named Returns-Again. The child wanted to follow in his father's footsteps but showed no particular talent for warfare, so he was given the name "Slow" until he could earn a better one. At age 14, during a fight with rival Crow Indians, he managed to "count coup," or strike the body of an opposing warrior with a coup stick, and was re-named "Tatanka Yotanka," or Sitting Bull, in honor of his feat. He had no use for peace with the white man — Sitting Bull once taunted rival Indians with the boast that "The whites may get me at last... but I will have good times until then." Still, the Sioux were able to live largely unmolested until 1874, when gold was discovered in the Black Hills of the Dakota territory. Although a treaty had given these lands to the Sioux, white settlers now poured in, and clashes between the two sides grew. In early 1876 all Indian people were ordered onto reservations, and soldiers were sent after those who refused. One of the soldiers was General Custer, who led his immediate command of 200 men into battle against approximately 2000 Sioux, including Sitting Bull, and had his entire command wiped out.
Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse were the last Lakota/Sioux to surrender their people to the US government and submit to living on a reservation.
The year 1889 saw the spread of the Ghost Dance religious movement, which prophesied the advent of an Indian messiah who would sweep away the whites and restore the Indians’ former traditions. The Ghost Dance movement augmented the unrest already stirred among the Sioux by hunger and disease. As a precaution, Indian police and soldiers were sent to arrest the chief.
On December 14, 1890, Sitting Bull was shot by a group of Indian police. In the midst of the gunfire, Sitting Bull's stage horse, a gift from Buffalo Bill Cody, began performing its old routine, lifting its leg as if to shake hands.

Thank you to the Administrators that Featured this photo in the following Groups:
-CanonFull Frame Cameras
-Fine Art America Professionals
-Artist Salon 1
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August 14th, 2021