Sitting Bull

At age 14 Sitting Bull received his name from his father after counting his first coup. At age 15 he galloped past a group of Flatheads and only received a minor wound to the foot causing a permanent limp. Because of his bravery that he showed to the Flatheads he was selected for Kit Fox and Strong Heart, two elite warrior societies. In 1856 he had a Crow encounter in which he challenged the chief for a one on one battle. They fired simultaneously. The chief was killed and Sitting Bull walked away with a minor wound. At the age of 27 he was honored and made a War Chief of the Hunkpapa tribe.