Sitting Bull was a great leader and a great warrior. He was recognized for many things including the Battle of Little Big Horn and being the leader of Strong Hearts, he was the Belt Bearer. He spent much of his life caring for his tribe and all Native Americans. Sitting Bull is the greatest Sioux chief and one of the greatest Native American leaders of all time. Sitting Bull was born in 1831 into the Hunkapapas tribe. (Estco PBS, 1) The tribe is in South Dakota. (Black1) He was mentally slow when he was born. (Fleischer, 1 year old) His father's name was Jumping Bull and his mother's name was Her Holy Door. (Garst14) Although some people say his father's name was Returns-Again, his mother's name was Mixed Days. (Black11) His tribe depended on the buffalo for food and clothing. His father gave him a pony for his 10th birthday and he named it Flying Hawk. (Garst, 14) One day he went to fight on his pony and hit the leader of the opposing Indian tribe with his coup stick (a coup stick is a stick that Native Americans use in battles). He knocked the gun out of his hands and the Hunkapapas won the battle and he was the hero. It was at this time that he was given the name Sitting Bull. (Black, 14) Others say he got his name by jumping on the back of a buffalo and making it sit down. (Garst, 14) Sitting Bull had no formal schooling as a child. (Garst, 24 years old) His parents and other members of the tribe taught him how to hunt, fish and many other things. (Black, 20 years old) He learned to ride on the pony his father gave him. (Black, age 12) Sitting Bull's first wife was Scarlett Women. He gave his father many horses to obtain his permission to marry his daughter. The following year, Sitting Bull and Scarlett Woman had their first child. The same year, Sitting Bull was elected to the Strong Hearts, a mid-paper leader who can make a huge difference. Writing this report changed my view of the struggles of Sitting Bull and the Native Americans. Sitting Bull was the greatest Sioux chief and one of the greatest Native American leaders of all time. Sitting Bull did so much for the freedom of his people. Even though he didn't succeed, he sent a message to everyone: never give up and be loyal to your people. Sitting Bull is a great role model for everyone because of what he did. Works Cited Garst, Shannon. Sitting Bull: champion of his people. New York: JulianMessner INC., 1946 “Sitting Bull” New Perspective on the West, p.1-3. 04/28/2010. http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/sz/sittingbull.htmlBlack, Sheila, Sitting Bull. New Jersey: Silver Burdett Press, 1989 Fleischer, Jane. Sitting Bull Warrior of the Sioux. Mahwah, NJ: Troll Associates, 1979