On this day December 15th, 1890 a great leader was taken from the people. His name is Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake (Sitting Bull). We remember and honor him for he knew, dreamed of and loved us. He followed a way of life that has been here since the beginning, before there was time. One of the most famous American Indians of the 19th century, Sitting Bull was a fierce enemy of colonialism from a young age. Deeply devoted to the traditional ways, Sitting Bull believed that not being what he was created to be undermined the strength and identity of the Lakota and the Great Spirit. He knew if the people did not stay true to the original lifestyle it would lead them to their ultimate decline. Sitting Bull and those associated with his tribe wished only to be left alone to continue living their traditional ways, but the growing greed to obtain Indian land and to change their lifestyle led to conflicts. Sitting Bull lived in accordance to the Great Spirits design. When there was a sister-hood still intact, he was untouchable. Once, when an officer commented on the greatness of Sitting Bulls abilities and courage as a warrior, Sitting Bull replied, “I am nothing, it is these women that walk beside me that are everything.” His spouses were Light Hair, Four Robes, Snow-On-Her, Seen-By-Her-Nation and another whose name I can’t recall at this time. This was the sister-hood that walked with Sitting Bull and because they walked with him, he was protected and no enemys weapon could pierce his flesh. The first step to destroy the people was to break up the sister-hood. It worked. After many years of successfully resisting efforts to destroy him and the Lakota people, the great Lakota Chief and Holy man Sitting Bull was killed by some of his own on the Standing Rock Indian reservation in South Dakota. The man who had nobly resisted the encroachment of settlers and their culture for nearly three decades was buried in a far corner of the post cemetery at Fort Yates. In 1953, Lakota family members exhumed what they believed to be the Chiefs remains, transporting them for re-interment near Mobridge, South Dakota, his birthplace. A monument to him was erected there.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 22:18:50 +0000
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