Historedia
Person

Sitting Bull

Events
5
Episodes
5
Years
1875–1890

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Sitting Bull, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. E.C. Watkins report on Sioux and Cheyenne hostility

    1875

    Role: Hunkpapa Lakota leader referenced in the non-treaty band context; no retrieved passage assigns him a leadership title for November 1875

    1. November 1875 · Washington, D.C. deliberations (issuance place of the report itself unconfirmed)November 1875 Warrior Estimate and Hostility Assessment

      An unnamed Indian agent estimated a few hundred warriors in unceded areas in November 1875; passages do not confirm E.C. Watkins authored this report.

  2. Custer's 7th Cavalry destroyed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn

    1876

    Role: Spiritual and political leader of the Hunkpapa Lakota

    1. June 25–26, 1876 · Little Bighorn RiverBattle of the Little Bighorn

      Custer's scouts discovered Sitting Bull's camp on June 25, 1876. Custer led the 7th Cavalry against Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho forces, resulting in his death and the destruction of his battalion.

  3. Sitting Bull leads Lakota into Canada after the Great Sioux War

    1877

    Role: Lakota leader

    1. May 1877 · Wood MountainSitting Bull's Crossing to Wood Mountain

      Sitting Bull refused to surrender and in May 1877 led his band north across the border into Canada, to Wood Mountain in the North-West Territories.

  4. Sitting Bull leads surrender of his people to US troops

    1881

    Role: Hunkpapa Lakota leader

    1. July 19, 1881 · Fort Buford, Dakota Territory (present day North Dakota)Surrender at Fort Buford

      Sitting Bull and 186 followers surrendered to U.S. forces in July 1881 due to hunger and desperation, ending years of resistance.

  5. Sitting Bull killed by Indian police at Standing Rock

    1890

    Role: Hunkpapa Lakota leader

    1. 15 December 1890 · Standing Rock AgencyArrest Attempt and Death

      Indian agency police attempted to arrest Sitting Bull at his house on December 15, 1890, fearing his role in the Ghost Dance movement.

Sources

  1. Sitting Bull Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
  2. Battle of the Little Bighorn Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-09