White Bull (Tatanka Ska, l. 1849-1947) was a Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux warrior, nephew of Sitting Bull (l. c. 1837-1890), who is among the many claimed to have killed Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer (l. 1839-1876) at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. He may also be the main character in the well-known Cheyenne tale An Eagle's Teaching.
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1849 - 1947Life of Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux warrior and chief White Bull.
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1866 - 1868White Bull fights in Red Cloud's War.
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1868 - 1876White Bull fights in minor battles and skirmishes with the US military.
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1876 - 1877White Bull fights in the Great Sioux War.
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1877White Bull follows his uncle, Sitting Bull, into the region of modern-day Canada.
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1877White Bull returns to the USA and surrenders to authorities; settles on the Cheyenne River Agency reservation.
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c. 1878White Bull becomes a judge on the reservation; spends the rest of his life advocating for Sioux rights.
