Civil War and Reconstruction 1850-1877: Government and Politics Research Article from American Eras

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Civil War and Reconstruction 1850-1877: Government and Politics Research Article from American Eras

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Lakota Tribal Leader

Returns-Again.

Some of the myths about Sitting Bull describe him as a white man in disguise, a West Point graduate, and a Freemason; the facts of his life, however, need no embellishment. He was born in 1831 near the Grand River, in what is now South Dakota. His father, Returns-Again, was a mystic and warrior of the Hunkpapa clan of the Sioux, or Lakota, tribe. (The name Sioux came from the Ojibway term nadouessioux used to describe the Lakota people; it means "snake" or "enemy.") Initially, Returns-Again called his son "Slow," because he was deliberate in his actions. One night, after a long day of hunting, Returns-Again and three other warriors heard strange sounds as they sat near the campfire. The noise came nearer and the four men saw that it emanated from a lone buffalo bull. As a mystic, Returns-Again could communicate...

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