Five years after General George A. Custer's infamous defeat at the Battle of Little Bighorn, Hunkpapa Teton Sioux leader Sitting Bull surrenders to the U.S. Army, which promises amnesty for him and his followers. Sitting Bull had been a major leader in the 1876 Sioux uprising that resulted in the death of Custer and 264 of his men at Little Bighorn. Pursued by the U.S. Army after the Indian victory, he escaped to Canada with his followers

Spicy Hot reports accurately. However, shortly after that famous Indian victory, the Sioux migrated to Canada. Longing for their home grounds, Spicy Hot's answer takes over.

I think he still was leader of the Sioux but, with little power, they were put onto a reservation.

heres the story

Uh... I do better with multiple choice ; )

He accidently sat on his big little horn and found to his disgust that Custers last stand was coz he had sat on it too and both of them decided all this trouble over a little big horn was too much. So Sitting Bull killed Custer in case he told others about their bet, which was, who could sit on the little big horn without making an ugly face. Chief Sitting Bull won, coz he was ugly to start with. Is that enough history for today?

Seven months after the Battle of the Little Big Horn, (which incidentally, Sitting Bull had a vision the week before and predicted Custer's attack and defeat before the battle even started), Sitting Bull and his group left the United States, eventually traveling to Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada, where he remained until 1881. A small remnant of his band under Chief WaÅ‹blí Ǧí decided to stay at Wood Mountain. Hunger and cold eventually forced Sitting Bull, his family, and nearly 200 other Sioux in his band to return to the United States and surrender on July 19, 1881. Sitting Bull had his young son Crow Foot surrender his rifle to the commanding officer of Fort Buford, and he told the soldiers he wished to regard them and the white race as friends. Two weeks later, Sitting Bull and his band were transferred to Fort Yates, the military post located adjacent to the Standing Rock Agency. Arriving with 185 people, his band was kept separate from the other Hunkpapa gathered at the agency. Army officials remained concerned that the famed Hunkpapa chief would use his influence to stir up trouble among the recently surrendered northern bands. Consequently, the military decided to transfer him and his band to Fort Randall to be held as prisoners of war. Again loaded on a steamboat, Sitting Bull's band, now totaling 172 people, were sent downriver to Fort Randall where they spent the next 20 months. He was finally allowed to return to the Standing Rock Agency with his band in May 1883. In 1885, Sitting Bull was allowed to leave the reservation to join Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West show. He earned about $50 a week for riding once around the arena. Sitting Bull only stayed with the show for four months before returning home. He earned a small fortune by charging for his autograph and picture, although he often gave away his money to the homeless and beggars. In 1890 James McLaughlin, a U.S. Indian Agent feared that the Lakota leader was about to flee the reservation and join the Ghost Dancers, so he asked the police to arrest Sitting Bull. On December 14 1890, McLaughlin drafted a letter to Lt. Bullhead that included instructions and an outlined plan to capture the chief. The plan called for the attack to happen during dawn on December 15, and also advised the use of a light spring wagon to facilitate the chief's removal before his followers could rally. Lt. Bullhead decided, however, not to use the wagon. Instead, the police officers would force Sitting Bull to mount a horse as soon as the arrest was made. At around 5:30 a.m. on December 15 1890, a freezing drizzle fell as 39 police officers and 4 volunteers moved towards Sitting Bull's house. They surrounded the house, knocked and entered. Lt. Bullhead told Sitting Bull that he was under arrest and led him outside. At this time the camp was awake and they converged at Sitting Bull's house. As Lt. Bullhead ordered Sitting Bull to mount the horse, he explained that the indian affairs agent needed to see him and then he could come back to his house. However, Sitting Bull refused and the police used force on him. The Sioux in the village were enraged. A Sioux man known as Catch-the-Bear shouldered his rifle and shot Lt. Bullhead who, in return, fired his revolver into the chest of Sitting Bull. Another police officer shot Sitting Bull in the head and the chief dropped to the ground. A fight erupted and then within minutes it was over. Six tribal police were killed immediately and 2 more died shortly after the fight. Sitting Bull and 7 of his supporters lay dead along with 2 horses. As the guns went off, a circus horse presented to Sitting Bull at the conclusion of his tour with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Tour responded to its cue, sitting down on its haunches and offering a hoof to "shake hands." Sitting Bull's body was taken to Fort Yates for burial, but it is possible that in 1953, his remains were exhumed and reburied near Mobridge, South Dakota by Sioux who wanted his body to be nearer to his birthplace. However, some Sioux and historians dispute this claim and believe that any remains that were moved were not those of Sitting Bull. http://www.aaanativearts.com - Over 2,000 articles about native americans