Sitting Bull was the supreme Indian during his time. He was a chief and holy man under whom the Lakota tribes came in coalition in their struggle for survival on the northern plains, Sitting Bull remained defiant toward American military power and scornful of American promises to the end. At a place Lakota called "Many Caches" for they had dug there, Sitting Bull was given the name Tatanka-Iyotanka, which describes a buffalo bull sitting stubbornly …showed first 75 words of 616 total…

…showed last 75 words of 616 total…protect him. In the gunfight that followed, one of the Lakota police officers put a bullet through his head. Sitting Bull was buried at Fort Yates in North Dakota. He was remembered among the Lakota not only as an inspirational leader and fearless warrior but as a loving father, a gifted singer, a man always affable and friendly towards others, whose deep religious faith gave him prophetic insight and lent special power to his prayers.