White Bull (Sioux: Pte-san-hunka) (April, 1849 – June 21, 1947) was the nephew to Sitting Bull and a famous warrior in his own right. White Bull participated in the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876. For years it was said White Bull boasted of killing Lt. George Armstrong Custer at the infamous battle. Other sources say White Bull himself never made that claim but admitted to struggling with Custer. Lakota or Lakhota (as it is also commonly spelled) is the largest of the five major dialects of the Sioux language. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed February 2006. ... |conflict=Battle of the Little Bighorn |partof=the Black Hills War, Indian Wars |image= |caption=Custers Last Stand, June 26, 1876 |date=June 25–June 26, 1876 |place=Near the Little Bighorn River, Big Horn County, Montana // Headline text Hello Matt Mudge!Bold text |combatant2=United States |commander1=Sitting... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... George Armstrong Custer George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839–June 25, 1876) was a United States Army cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. ...

Born in the Black Hills of South Dakota, White Bull came from a prominent Sioux family. He was the son of Makes Room, a Miniconjou chief and the brother of One Bull. White Bulls uncle was the famous Hunkpapa Sioux leader Sitting Bull, whom he joined in fleeing to Canada after the Little Bighorn battle. This article is about the place in South Dakota. ... Official language(s) English Capital Pierre Largest city Sioux Falls Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 17th 199,905 km² 340 km 610 km 1. ... The Hunkpapas were a Native American group, one of the seven branches of the Sioux tribe. ...

White Bull surrendered to government troops in 1876. He eventually became a chief, replacing his father upon his death. He acted as a judge of the Court of Indian Offenses, and was a proponent of Lakota land claims in the Black Hills. White Bull died in South Dakota in 1947. The Lakota (IPA: ) (also Lakhota, Teton, Titonwon) are a Native American tribe. ... Official language(s) English Capital Pierre Largest city Sioux Falls Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 17th 199,905 km² 340 km 610 km 1. ...

White Bull's relationship to his uncle made him an important contributor to Stanley Vestal's biography of Sitting Bull.

External links

• Sioux History in Pictures (The White Bull Manuscript)
• The Man Who Killed Custer American Heritage Magazine