(Tatanka Yotanka; in English, Sitting Bull; Grand River., 1834 - Fort Yates, id., 1890) Hunkpapa Lakota leader. As a young man he was part of the akicita (secret society) Brave Hearts, and gained fame for his deeds, which made him one of the most important Lakota leaders, strong defender of the ancient customs during the struggle of his people against American colonialism.

Sitting Bull formed cross-tribal alliances in his efforts to resist the process of colonization. Sitting Bull also steadfastly refused to become dependent on aid from the U.S. government.

On June 25th, 1876, Colonel Custer and his forces were wiped out at the battle of Little Big Horn. Sitting Bull did not take part in the battle, but acted as a kind of spiritual leader to those who did, performing the Sun Dance, in which he fasted and sacrificed over 100 pieces of flesh from his arms, a week prior.

In response, the U.S. government sent thousands more soldiers to the area, forcing many of the Lakota to surrender over the next year. Sitting Bull refused to surrender, and in May 1877, he led his band north to Wood Mountain, North-West Territories (now Saskatchewan). He remained there until 1881, when he and most of his band returned to U.S. territory and surrendered to U.S. forces.

In 1890, due to fears that Sitting Bull would use his influence to support the Ghost Dance movement (a movement of indigenous resistance), Indian Service agent James McLaughlin ordered his arrest. Early in the morning of December 15th, 39 police officers and four volunteers approached Sitting Bull’s house. The camp awakened and men began to converge at the scene.

When Sitting Bull refused to comply, the police used force on him, enraging members of the village. Catch-the-Bear, a Lakota, shouldered his rifle and shot one of the Indian agents, who reacted by firing his revolver into the chest of Sitting Bull, killing him.

In 1953, his Lakota family exhumed what were believed to be his remains, reburying them near Mobridge, South Dakota, near his birthplace.

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  • OrionsMask [he/him,any]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Just got back from a trip in which I had to be around work colleagues 16 hours a day for 2 weeks. I’m drained of course, socially, physically, they were very demanding days, but what is really weighing on my mind is how different I feel to them. I like to be curious and inquisitive, I like to ask questions and learn deeper things about people.

    I think this really irritated my colleagues. Even the slightest question out of what’s “normal” to ask got me labelled as someone who “gives an awful lot of things an awful lot of thought,” which was meant to be something negative. I personally don’t see it as a bad thing, I think the things I talk about stimulate interesting discussion, but they just want to talk about TikTok and talk shit on other coworkers, which I find horrendously dull.

    It reinforced the idea that I already have that I’m “not normal,” out of place, and that’s an isolating feeling. I hate feeling bad about myself for a trait that I actually think is good.

    I know they’re my work colleagues, not my best friends, but it hurts because I have to see these people every day and it feels like I can’t relate to them.

    • autismdragon [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      11 months ago

      You sound like a much more interesting person than any of them. The fact that that statement was used as a negative us crazy to me. And the fact that one of the only things theyll talk about is shit talking others does not speak well of their charachter