Sitting Bull

/ˌˈsɪdɪŋ ˌbʊl/

Definitions of Sitting Bull

1. noun

   a chief of the Sioux; took up arms against settlers in the northern Great Plains and against United States Army troops; he was present at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1876) when the Sioux massacred General Custer's troops (1831-1890)
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   Hunkpapa

   a member of the Siouan people who constituted a division of the Teton Sioux and who formerly lived in the western Dakotas; they were prominent in resisting the white encroachment into the northern Great Plains

   Indian chief, Indian chieftain

   the leader of a group of Native Americans