Sitting Bull was a Lakota Sioux leader and medicine man known for his fierce resistance against U.S. government policies and westward expansion. He is most famous for leading Native American forces to victory at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876, and for his enduring legacy as a symbol of Native resistance and pride.
Chief Joseph was the leader of the Nez Perce who fought to protect his people’s homeland in the Wallowa Valley of Oregon. He is remembered for his long retreat during the Nez Perce War of 1877 and his famous words, “I will fight no more forever.”
