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CITY,
RAPID
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14
1989
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Sitting Bull
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SITTING BULL
First Day of Issue: September 14, 1989
First Issue Location: Rapid City, South Dakota
Sitting Bull strongly believed that his Sioux heritage was
a noble one, and he proved himself a great hunter and
warrior. By age fourteen, he had already accompanied his
father on the warpath. And, in the years that followed, he
also became known among the Sioux tribes as a medicine
man, a peacemaker and an organizer. When white set-
tlers began to infringe upon the Indian lands, Sitting Bull
saw the threat. He watched as Indian ways began to die,
and he resisted the limitations put upon his people. It was
Sitting Bull who organized thousands of warriors of the
Sioux Confederacy to meet General George Custer at the
Battle of Little Big Horn. Just before that historic battle,
Sitting Bull told his men about a dream he'd had of
soldiers falling into the Indian camp. That vision of victory
provided inspiration to the Indian warriors. After Custer's
defeat, Sitting Bull fled to Canada. He did not return to the
U.S. until he was granted amnesty. Even after he had been
confined to the Standing Rock reservation, Sitting Bull re-
mained a great leader and a symbol to his people.
No. 89-24
©1989 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting by Tom McNeely
