Sitting Bull: Origin of a Legend - Native American History - Part 1 - Extra History

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[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

You guys always make My day 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤

[@TheMilitantMazdakite]

The Great Spirit is the Dakota's name for Ahura Mazda.

[@Tungsten100]

Cool vid

[@carterreed2624]

hey can y'all do a series on the Seminole Wars

[@nuagor]

Walpole, is that you?

[@RazSofer-xh3qs]

American Army seeing Sitting Bull: “He’s just sitting there… MENACINGLY!!!”

[@Creature_of_god]

Literally 🗿

[@Creature_of_god]

@BradleyRock .

[@Creature_of_god]

@BradleyRock GAH DAMN

[@LangThoughts]

*Thathanka Iyotake

[@sidthekid1170]

WEEEE WOOOO WEEEE WOOOOOO

[@jennifervan75]

Native American and indigenous stories should be shared. They are so interesting and we shouldn't be forgotten

[@shagituz]

Someone get them their pin

[@Wasserkaktus]

They are far more diverse than Europeans and their history/prehistory is characterized by mass movement and change: The Lakota themselves alone probably originated in the Lower Mississippi, a very far cry from where the U.S. finally met them in the Great Plains.

[@user-wi9se5ll3j]

Let me tell you this the second we stopped fighting we already forgotten ourselves.

[@sarahluchies1076]

I want to hear the whole story of the Siksika nation, a group in southern Alberta (Canada) who has their own independant nation set up. They make their own laws, have their own communities, and get paid to have highways running through the area, though they set the speed limits. Anyone who isn't first nations isn't allowed to live there, with few exceptions. It's a really interesting place.

[@Detah_]

Sadly a lot of accounts are either biased European accounts of what happened or oral traditions died out

[@marinamoraes6174]

Damn, Sitting Bull was truly a badass

[@noahjohnson935]

He was an inspiring individual.

[@LangThoughts]

*Thathanka Iyotake

[@Sephyrulz]

As someone born in Montana, this man is a hero of his people. It is quite interesting, in a way… the site of Little Big Horn now sits within the Crow reservation in southern Montana. A highway runs through the reservation now, and it’s… not the most uplifting of drives. And there is a road sign just towards the northern end of the reservation, and it points to an exit that leads to the battleground. But if you continue past it headed north, just less then a half mile or so outside of the reservation… is a massive, immense truck stop… that the tribe sees no money from. Quite visually stunning, and mentally disturbing.

[@alejandromiguel2442]

Guys, you have no idea how much it genuinely means to not just myself, but just about every single Native American, that you guys are not just telling our stories and history, but how important this is that our history is finally being described from a NON-BIAS STANCE. From the bottom of my heart, and everyone else amung us here that watches these videos, Thank you Extra History Crew

[@KokosNaSnehu2]

What you mean is people are finally starting to put a spin on history to make you feel better.

[@characterdevelopment8504]

@@KokosNaSnehu2what are you talking about? Could you elaborate what you mean?

[@maxleroux]

Fun Fact: Sitting Bull's headdress is on display at Royal Ontario Museum in the Daphne Cockwell Gallery dedicated to First Peoples art & culture. I've seen it with my own eyes. 🧐

[@jordanbrown3109]

I'm Canadian but I'm curious why the headdress is here. Why not in Rapid City?

[@maxleroux]

@@jordanbrown3109 That is a good question. I don't remember what the plaque below it said, but it might be a leftover from the time Sitting Bull an his people spent time across the boarder here in Canada. 🤔

[@lanasinapayen3354]

I wonder what his people think of this. It would probably be better on their own land, with them to decide whether to exhibit it in a museum or not.

[@maxleroux]

@@lanasinapayen3354 Another good question. I think I may have unintentionally opened a huge can of worms here. No getting them back in now.

[@Yoraeryu]

​@@lanasinapayen3354there's a new law passed recently in the US that indigenous artifacts need to be returned to their people within a few years, i think. some progress there, at least!

[@xiphoid2011]

I'm a Chinese student who came to study in America in the midwest. And this was taught to me during schooI, and the teacher even taching us that the unfaire treatment of American Indians was a shameful page in the American hsitory. I was pleasantly surpised to see America is willing to teach about its past wrongs and make some amends, something I was extensively taught in China that America doesn''t do.

[@darknessproductions2119]

Sadly most of the time america does lie and try to ignore its history of genocide. It certainly isn't taught properly in schools and the native people here are still oppressed and abused here horribly. Extra history is doing good by teaching the history that the rulers of this country want forgotten

[@rayray80234]

It varies by state & school district. Where I live in Georgia, a friend of mine used to be a volunteer tutor for high school students. She quit b/c she couldn't stomach that their history book painted the Trail of Tears as a "willing relocation" of the Native Americans & made no mention of the death, disease, & agony they endured. Sadly, there's a lot of our history that goes unmentioned or is glossed over

[@ShanRenxin]

We are getting better about acknowledging our troubles past and present, but sadly this doesn’t take place everywhere in the US, especially for elementary schools. Still, I’m glad you got to see and hear a more complete and accurate account of our history!

[@Settidoesart]

@@ShanRenxinto be fair, elementary kids are- well- kids, they shouldn’t be taught gore and sadness and pain at least until 6th grade, maybe 5t

[@rawdrywall8212]

@@Settidoesart That's usually how it is. I remember elementary school we we're still aware of residential schools in Canada; and didn't truly learn it in detail until middle school, and especially high school.

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

"Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children." -- Sitting Bull

[@Brandonbrooks412]

We finally get a series about Sitting Bull!! thank you extra history 🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@andyjay729]

Speaking of transitions, the Lakota actually started out not on the prairies but in the forests of present-day Minnesota and Wisconsin (the name "Minnesota" actually comes from their language, meaning "cloudy water"). In about the 1600s they were pushed out into the prairies by the Cree.

[@tomcurl8034]

I had long known sitting bull to be a bad ass, but this shows that he was a bad ass from a very early age

[@jeremy1860]

It's always remarkable how the introduction of new animals can change a people or environment 😊

[@briannamcdaniel266]

As I have a little bit of Native American in me, you don't know how overjoyed I am to see this! 👏🏾😊 ETA: Whoever did the art knocked it out of the park!

[@extrahistory]

That was the talented Nick DeWitt!

[@briannamcdaniel266]

@@extrahistory Send him and the rest of the artists my highest compliments! ♥️

[@raythunder8619]

He is one of my favorite historical leaders, and it's a shame no one talks about him. Thanks for making a video about him!

[@loke6664]

Agreed. I think the reason he isn't talked about so much is that first he was seen as a villain due to popular media and later, Custer's incompetence at Little bighorn overshadowed him. Sitting Bull was a lot more then a single battle where the US cavalry had a humiliating defeat but people are happy with connecting past leaders to a single battle and skip the rest about them. Everyone knew Wilhelm the Conqueror won the battle of Hastings in 1066 but that is also all they know about him. I blame the school system and not just in America but Europe as well.

[@timesnewlogan2032]

I am SO freaking excited for this one! Sitting Bull has always been one of my favorites, ever since we read "A Boy Named Slow" in fifth grade.

[@LangThoughts]

*Thathanka Iyotake

[@Elora445]

@@LangThoughts Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake

[@neilhannan5112]

If Hollywood would a Native American Central Story the story of this man is perfect but they would screw it like Napoleon 2023 😂

[@Whoyouwishyouwere]

Hollywood can't do anything right.

[@briannamcdaniel266]

@@Whoyouwishyouwere And yet some people say Hollywood makes the best movies...

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

It highly depends on WHO makes it! Not all writers, directors, and actors are the same. You sound like a fool if you assume "Hollywood" is some monolithic thing that does everything the same. Most directors and writers probably don't care enough about historical accuracy to make it right, but not all of them are like that.

[@Whoyouwishyouwere]

​@@briannamcdaniel266Been a long time since that was the case

[@robertostefanowicz9749]

Starring jenna ortega as sitting bull

[@diddlesdoodles156]

Growing up in the Lakota Culture, I loved this video, and it's pretty accurate from the constant history of this culture that has been driven into our heads growing up here

[@theterriblesensei1205]

Even if I'm not an American, Native American History is always a very welcoming story for me. Please have more on this EC!!

[@VultureWarrior]

Sitting Bull truly was one of the most badass people in American history.

[@JLS639]

Saw this and part 2 on Nebula. Sitting Bull is already amazing and we haven't even gotten to the parts of his life he is best known for. Really enjoying this

[@kenraves7931]

This is my favorite four part series by Extra Credits!! Nothing could have prepared me for the end of this story. Thank you so much to the EC team for making this!!

[@Princessbooks]

This series is incredible, I have never heard of Sitting Bull and this is so cool!!!!!

[@Quokkacapybar]

Honestly, same dude

[@noahjohnson935]

Sitting Bull is a man who inspires me, despite the fact I am a descendant of the colonizers he resisted. Honorable, brave, and clever. The First Nations of the United States are a group fascinating cultures and peoples who stood in the face of adversity and deserved so much more respect. The United States broke over 360 treaties with the various nations and tribes and moving forward I hope we on the American continent can make good agreements that last and are good for everyone.

[@pun5925]

[@prestonjones1653]

According to one treaty the Cherokee, my people, are supposed to have a voting representative in the House and Senate (just one in each, not like a State would have) Still hasn't happened.

[@mynameisdominichughes3142]

Oh no we colonized them ahhh, it's definitely not like sitting bulls trident wasn't already being colonized by the cree

[@noahjohnson935]

@@prestonjones1653 because the Cherokee Nation was removed from land that *"conveniently"* had gold under it and pushed to the "Great American Desert" as the Plains used to be called.

[@noahjohnson935]

@@mynameisdominichughes3142 The Cree didn't commit Wounded Knee.

[@greendalf123]

I love reading about tribal societies. Native American history is among the best of them all.

[@codysing1223]

I will share one of our stories, of the Comanche and our people, how our name came to be. Mowatt is the English name for our band, the name means "no hand" and represents the sacrifice of our ancestor. Saving a bear cub from a terrible fate, he lost one of his hands... Forever after becoming "no hand" and respected for his sacrifice.

[@hecksnekinc.2750]

Yesterday, I drove passed Fort Leavanworth where Sitting Bull was eventually imprisoned. They brought in a bison at the time of his imprisonment due to the animal being part of Lakota religion. They still have bison wandering in a pasture outside the penitentiary, (though now it's five instead of one). Just something kinda neat

[@A.Hanson]

I would love an expansion of this series. Focusing not on one man but on the broader indian wars. Everyone knows about Custer's fall at Little Big Horn and probably about the Battle of Wounded Knee but a history of the broader conflict would be interesting.

[@Claudia_Ackermann]

Finally, a Native American history!

[@xscignorethestuffinquotes7487]

Sitting Bull is such an inspiration. As an indigenous myself, he fills my spirit

[@jdools4744]

Lmao

[@KokosNaSnehu2]

lol we all know what fills your spirit at the reservation

[@mcintoshpc]

Just a quick note on the use of the lever action Henry Rifle in this video (which looks pretty good by the way, good job Nick) *Technically,* you probably shouldn’t show US troops using them at this time, I think the cavalry was still using some variety of Spencer carbine at this point, but that’s a really minor detail and this isn’t a series about the US cavalry. What I think is more interesting is that, by the time of the Battle of Greasy Grass/Little Bighorn, the US was issuing single shot rifles, but the Indigenous peoples had a couple hundred repeating rifles of various models kicking around, Henries included. They also had some muzzleloaders, so in aggregate I don’t know how much of a difference the repeaters made, but it’s a cool little detail that I think helps to deconstruct notions of “primitive” Indigenous peoples, taking a technological step forward that the US Army was unwilling to because of the perceived logistical challenge of supplying enough ammunition to keep repeaters running.

[@shaolinshoppe]

Forgive me for nitpicking your nitpick but “perceived” logistics change? 🤔

[@WilliamGranados-f2f]

Love ❤️from Fort Belknap, home of the Aaniiih Nakoda Nation

[@extrahistory]

[@ShanRenxin]

Sitting Bull is here let’s goooooo! I hope we get a series about Standing Bear too!

[@spindlispider3519]

YESSSS❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ IVE BEEN WAITING FOR YALL TO TALK ABOUT NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY LESSSS GOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

[@jdools4744]

History? They never wrote anything down lol

[@TristanOlea-Rivera]

Finally extra history will cover this legend of the man I hope you do a series on Chief Joseph of the Nez Pierce one day as well

[@iain-duncan]

Love learning about native tribes. So many have fascinating social structures that are often far more advanced than you'd expect given Technological level. Prime example is the Iroquois

[@FilthyCasualYT]

I wanted to take my girlfriend somewhere nice for Valentine's Day, and we found this great Native American restaurant. I called later, asking if I could book a table.The man on the other end said "Sorry, we don't do reservations."

[@robbietaylor8935]

Oh my days yes a Sitting Bull series amazing

[@LangThoughts]

*a Thathanka Iyotake series.

[@cosmedelustrac5842]

Thank you for covering this story ! I love native american history (and am neither american nor a person living on the american continent)!

[@livingispain-e4i]

I'm so happy native/indigenous stories are being shared, sadly they're mostly ignored and can cause a lack of history being known Personally, on my grandfather's side (cherokee and comanche) sadly alot of history is lost due to my great grandparents being secretive and even having to change their names to European names to be safe(r) I've just very glad more people are hearing these stories. Feel dumb I'm so excited over this lol

[@KokosNaSnehu2]

Pro tip: If you want your history to be remembered, learn to write. Kinda late now though.

[@yosoyhellokitty]

I've been watching this account since I was 7, so it's so exciting to see how far along yall have come!

[@extrahistory]

Thanks so much for all the years of watching!

[@yosoyhellokitty]

@@extrahistory 8 years of history!!

[@DavidAguilar-wo6ho]

Im glad you guys decided to make a series on Sittinf Bill and the Sioux wars! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@BoyNamedSue4]

Sitting Bull and Chief Jospeh are two of the most interesting historical characters IMO. To be actively celebrated by the nation they were at war with is something that just does not happen.

[@LaResistanceMedia]

"We are not yet conquered." -Chief Dragging Canoe

[@idroppedoutfrfr]

I'm currently living in Montana right now. I mean, I'm only 12 at the moment. From Billings to the Bighorn Battlefield and Memorial, its around 57 miles, and I've driven past it on hockey or family related trips so many times, but I've never actually been.

[@kart_kid4832]

Even though I don’t like learning history, I enjoy watching your videos!

[@extrahistory]

Thank you! We're always trying to bring our love of history to the masses.

[@gunpowdergelatine6358]

I drove through Northern America, and we stoped at that sight acedently, little did we know every other place we went to around that area including Mount Rushmore all related back to that battle

[@LangThoughts]

I'm a linguistics major who's been researching Lakhota/Dakota, and Wakhan Thanka, which you translate as "The Great Spirit", seems, based on texts written by actual Lakhota, to be more accurately rendered "The Great Powerful Mysterious One". There actually seems to be some Lakhota that see the translation "Great Spirit" as offensive, seeing it as being more derived from a translation of Anishinaabe and other Algonquian people's concept of "Gitchi Manitu", and prefer to leave it untranslated, with a note saying "Great Spirit but more complicated then that implies".

[@jamesbrison8389]

Thank you for sharing this! I’ve always enjoyed your videos and now even more can’t wait for the next one! I’m Southern Cheyenne from Oklahoma.

[@extrahistory]

[@gamebawesome]

Funnily enough, I was just reading about Sitting Bull. What amazing timing

[@TheOriginalJphyper]

Back in Boy Scouts, the summer camp we went to had various camp sites for the various troops to choose from. My troop always chose Sitting Bull. Though we were proud of the namesake, we were also teenage boys, which means the camp inevitably got another nickname anyway. We called it "Sitting Duck" due to it being located at the edge of a cliff overlooking the waterfront. Any storm that passed through would inevitably hit us before any of the other camps.

[@The_ultimate_MAdaMe]

Finally!! Thank you for making a video over this topic!

[@jimmyyu2184]

Oh, this is going to be good... I'm gonna love this series!!

[@JoeyTheSchmoey]

I learned I’m related to Sitting Bull not too long ago, now every time I see a video on him I feel a little more special.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Amazing start to another great series! You guys are the Best 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😊😊😊

[@cometmoon4485]

Amazing to see Native American stories!

[@ryjitarose5590]

Sitting Bull mentioned 🗣 They should really make a movie about my GOAT

[@Logan-vq2bt]

“Malcom X never lived to see the government the hated fall, but that government made him a stamp. That’s the best you can hope for if you never give up - your enemies will teach your corpse to dance.”

[@carlsoll]

9:43 Gosh *KnowingBetters* work is amazing.

[@kamdensteiner5151]

Just found this channel one week ago and I absolutely love it!.

[@extrahistory]

Welcome to the channel!

[@codysing1223]

Ten bears is my direct ancestor, hoping we eventually cover the Comanche and their last stand against the United States.

[@troyAZB]

As a kid who grew up celebrating the quasi-mythical tale of Paul Revere’s night ride, hearing “the blue coats were coming” was remarkably jarring.

[@analoren4745]

Man, it's wild how much the story of the Lakota resonates today even in other parts of the world.

[@thekrillsterex628]

I love this! This is so different than usual history that we get!

[@padraickellington]

Thank you for an excellent video. I look forward to seeing and learning more.

[@Rhejdns]

I've always wanted a series about the indian wars thats so cool

[@caydenr2848]

They should do one on the Glanton gang.

[@Goobers_United]

Omg this video is so good! Thank you extra history for showing us this!

[@NoWoke2099]

Thanks!

[@extrahistory]

Thank you so much for supporting the show!!!

[@Rpic551]

The timing of this is perfect i have a big asignment about the native americans

[@extrahistory]

Yes!

[@katethekookie13]

hahah! I just checked your channel and this was posted 4-5 minutes ago!? never been this early before... can't wait to watch this 💖💖

[@extrahistory]

[@DrDoom-ph4gi]

Great video, and I hate to nitpick, but 1:58 Montana only has two n’s.

[@ryanlafleur3806]

Love this! In your series on Native History you should mention Louis Riel and Poundmaker!

[@georges2842]

Such a shame that we don't learn more about Native American history in schools.

[@LOSTSILVER.S]

NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY🔥🔥🔥❗️❗️

[@johnniiee146]

Im here thanks to Taylor Sheridan. Not that he mentioned the channel but becauses hes inspired in me a thirst for the Manifest Destiny era of Native American History. Which is why I'm colloquially called. He Who Thirsts for Buffalo Piss.

[@centurion7993]

3:52 It must be noted that to count coup you cannot harm the enemy, just touch them and then escape unscathed yourself, harming them doesn't count towards counting coup, you have to touch them with your hands and let them go unharmed

[@Thesiouxempirepodcast]

Oh man. South Dakota history on Extra Credits? I’m in heaven!

[@ElizabethMcCormick-s2n]

Sitting Bull was AWESOME!

[@takuramushonga8584]

My favorite part of the week😍Thank u EC Crew

[@TheCreepypro]

this series is going to be fun

[@The_Great_Letter_E]

Would love to see a video series like this on Tecumseh!

[@NickTheShark_]

Thanks for telling this story from a South Dakotan

[@Noony_toons]

I learn more about history from this channel then I do in school

[@hasaansobaan5374]

Omg I am SO excited for this series!!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content guys! Always look forward to it 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@AndrewJohnson-oy8oj]

Giving us the cultural context of what his name meant changed my understanding completely.

[@Ikirus]

Somehow I never heard of him before Thanks for the video

[@Rok_of_itza]

Do more Native American history

[@Montananmooselover]

I’m a Montana and I just gotta say going to the battle field is pretty interesting and you can tell how dumb they were cause they got sent out in groups of two instead of grouping up till the end.

[@kingeternal_ap]

Wooo boy, this is going to be a good one

[@rhettshanley8712]

1:59 montanna?

[@dude55man]

NGL it feels like with each series the videos become more and more just ads for various things rather then what the episode is about. Be it Nebula or whoever is sponsoring that video. I understand y'all need to make a living and that's the best way to do it but good lord

[@Blue65Tank]

My dad used to tell my brother and I stories about the natives in the west as kids, and would always specify how wasteful the settlers were with the buffalo. He has always had a great respect for the native tribes.

[@justinblachek6603]

The first time I've heard of brain tanning it was such a cool concept and it works so well you can use it for a lot of different things and it won't dissolve into would like other tanning processes

[@acem82]

Failing to point out that the slaughter of the buffalo was official/unofficial government policy, enough to directly sponsor hunts in many cases or just send the Army to shoot them, made it seem like the settlers were the party primarily responsible for the decline of the buffalo.

[@alexandrurusu4366]

Extra history is one of the best history channels ever 👇

[@Taylorse-d9u]

You make history fun

[@patrickhilltopper3707]

I’m looking forward to how extra history is going to cover the fetterman fight in red clouds war.

[@TheBryanabbo]

Are there any books you’d recommend on Native American history? That encompasses many tribes etc and speaks on their culture history and not just their genocide?

[@Luca_P23]

Extra history I love u guys I have too ask when will u do a episode on Jugoslavija war it changed the life of my family and freinds