SITTING BULL CHAPTER ONE 4 MORE THAN A LEGEND In late June 1876 soldiers of the U S Cavalry a group of troops on horse back fought a major battle against a group of Native American warriors from several different TRIBES One of the leaders of the Native Americans was a powerful man known as Sitting Bull Sitting Bull was an important Native American leader He fought for his people all his life
5 The relationship between the Native Americans and the U S gov ernment had been tense for many years Settlers moving to the West had come into conflict with Native Americans who lived there The U S government wanted to protect the settlers Troops tried to force the Native Americans to move to reservations Sitting Bull and others fought back most notably at the Battle of the Little Bighorn This 1857 illustration shows a group of Native Americans attacking white settlers who were moving west TRIBES are social groups made up of many families clans or generations that share the same language customs and beliefs Vocabulary Box MORE THAN A LEGEND
