Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bullwas a Hunkpapa Lakota holy man who led his people during years of resistance to United States government policies. He was killed by Indian agency police on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation during an attempt to arrest him, at a time when authorities feared that he would join the Ghost Dance movement...
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dog warrior agency
I do not wish to be shut up in a corral. All agency Indians I have seen are worthless. They are neither red warriors nor white farmers. They are neither wolf nor dog.
native-american warrior boys
When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set on their land; they sent ten thousand men to battle. Where are the warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them?
children warrior sacrifice
For us, warriors are not what you think of as warriors. The warrior is not someone who fights, because no one has the right to take another life. The warrior, for us, is one who sacrifices himself for the good of others. His task is to take care of the elderly, the defenseless, those who can not provide for themselves, and above all, the children, the future of humanity.
It is not necessary for eagles to be crows.
life minds
Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children.
earth embrace received results shall
The earth has received the embrace of the sun and we shall see the results of that love.
soldier chiefs
I am nothing, neither a chief nor a soldier.
firsts kill-me possession
First kill me before you take possession of my Fatherland.
lonely native-american white
What white woman, however lonely, was ever captive or insulted by me? Yet they say I am a bad Indian.
sitting spirit chiefs
I am here by the will of the Great Spirit, and by his will I am chief.
buffalo taste sides
The meat of the buffalo tastes the same on both sides of the border.
father wish portions
Therefore, I do not wish to consider any proposition to cede any portion of our tribal holdings to the Great Father.
country years forever
Only seven years ago we made a treaty by which we were assured that the buffalo country should be left to us forever. Now they threaten to take that from us also.
In my early days, I was eager to learn and to do things, and therefore I learned quickly.