John Sitting Bull
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ca. 1867
- Circus performer
- actor
- farmer
- Bear Louse (father)
- Seen-by-her-Nation-woman (mother)
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_by_David_Francis_Barry.jpg) John Sitting Bull in 1926 by David F. Barry | |
| Born | Refuses-them (Nurcan) ca. 1867 Northern Plains, US |
| Died | June 10, 1955 (aged 88) |
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John Sitting Bull (c. 1867 – June 10, 1955) was a Native American farmer, circus performer, and actor. Best known as the stepson of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull, he lived a life that bridged traditional Lakota culture, the harsh realities of U.S. expansion, and the spectacle of Wild West entertainment.
John Sitting Bull was born c. 1867[1][2] on the northern Great Plains region of the United States. His Lakota name was Nurcan, meaning “Refuses-them.” He was the son of Bear Louse and Seen-by-her-Nation-woman and was deaf and mute from birth. After his father’s death, his mother married the Hunkpapa chief Sitting Bull, who adopted John as his stepson.[3]
Years of Conflict and Relocation
In July 1881, Sitting Bull surrendered to the United States Army along with 186 family members and followers.[4] John Sitting Bull was among those held as prisoners of war for two years at Fort Randall in Dakota Territory. In May 1883, the group was permitted to rejoin the Hunkpapa Lakota at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. The assassination of Sitting Bull on December 15, 1890, brought upheaval. Surviving members of his family, including John, relocated in early 1891 to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, settling in the White Clay district.[5]