Lately I've showed a few things that I have found on the Grand River in western SD. I thought I would share a little history about this river that pertains to what everyone here loves. Back in 1881, One of the last remaining Chiefs of the upper plains gave in to the US government and took up residence on the reservation in SD. That chief was Sitting Bull. He had a small cabin on the Grand.
This was the Standing Rock Reservation. He remained a little difficult with the reservation's agent Major James McLaughlin. When the indians started a new dance, The Ghost Dance, the government got nervous and feared more trouble. They didn't understand the dance. The Major sent out tribal police to arrest Sitting Bull on December 15, 1890 at dawn, but unfortunately, Sitting Bull, Crowfoot, and Sitting Bull's adopted brother Jumping Bull were all shot to death.
So ended Sitting Bull's life on the Grand. He is buried nearby where the Grand meets The Missouri.
This happened 121years ago minus 7 days.
The Grand River
This was the Standing Rock Reservation. He remained a little difficult with the reservation's agent Major James McLaughlin. When the indians started a new dance, The Ghost Dance, the government got nervous and feared more trouble. They didn't understand the dance. The Major sent out tribal police to arrest Sitting Bull on December 15, 1890 at dawn, but unfortunately, Sitting Bull, Crowfoot, and Sitting Bull's adopted brother Jumping Bull were all shot to death.
So ended Sitting Bull's life on the Grand. He is buried nearby where the Grand meets The Missouri.
This happened 121years ago minus 7 days.
The Grand River
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