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Sitting Bull, Lakota name Tatanka Iyotake, was a Hunkpapa Lakota leader who led his people during years of resistance against United States government policies.

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Birth Year
1837 1
Wikipedia's infobox gives his birth as circa 1831-37, no single year settled; this uses the latest year in that range, matching the atlas's convention for a stated range (Vlad the Impaler in wave 3).
Death Date
1890-12-15 1
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Great Sioux War of 1876, Events
Additional Source Great Sioux War of 1876 (Wikipedia)Body section, aftermath
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1. Sitting Bull (Wikipedia)
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was a Hunkpapa Lakota leader who led his people during years of resistance against United States government policies
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1. Sitting Bull (Wikipedia)
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c. 1831–1837
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1. Sitting Bull (Wikipedia)
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December 15, 1890
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Great Sioux War of 1876 (Wikipedia)
WikipediaParticipant In: Great Sioux War of 1876, Body section, aftermath
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Sitting Bull led a large contingent across
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