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Author
Younger
,
Gary
Joseph
Title
Sitting
Bull
and
Geronimo
: A
comparison
of their
military
and
religious
leadership
Degree Program
History
Subject keywords
Sitting
Bull
;
Geronimo
;
Military
;
Religious
Comparison
Abstract
In the
history
of the
American
West
,
hundreds
of
books
have been
written
about
Indian
Leaders
.
Two
of the
most
famous
leaders
are
Sitting
Bull
and
Geronimo
.
However
,
every
history
looks
at them as
individuals
and
never
compares
the
military
and
religious
aspects
of the
two
men
.
Both
Sitting
Bull
and
Geronimo
fought
against
the
westward
expansion
of the
United
States
to
protect
their
people’s
way
of
life
.
Each
leaders’
religious
views
influenced
their
decisions
.
While
Sitting
Bull
felt
that
Wakan
Tanka
chose
him to
lead
his
people
,
Geronimo
believed
that his
Power
wanted
him to
continue
his
quest
for
vengeance
.
While
they
differed
in their
conceptions
of
religious
goals
,
both
men
ultimately
placed
the
welfare
of their
people
first
.
Both
Sitting
Bull
and
Geronimo’s
people
trusted
them as
leaders
because
of their
bravery
and
“special
abilities.”
The
two
men
chose
to
fight
until
they
could
no
longer
guarantee
the
safety
of their
people
.
After
that
point
, they
sought
refuge
for their
people
in
foreign
nations
.
Both
men
eventually
surrendered
to
protect
their
followers
.
Once
on the
reservation
,
Sitting
Bull
and
Geronimo
continued
to
function
as
leaders
.
Both
advocated
acculturation
as a
way
to
adapt
their
people
to
white
society
.
While
Sitting
Bull’s
view
of what
aspects
of
white
society
should be
adopted
was
narrower
than
Geronimo’s
,
both
men
demonstrated
exceptional
qualities
as
military
and
religious
leaders
. Their
people
chose
to
follow
them
because
they
trusted
in
both
men’s
ability
to
protect
them.
Sitting
Bull
and
Geronimo
credited
their
continual
success
both
on and
off
the
battlefield
to
both
their
own
leadership
and
faith
in their
religious
abilities
. For the
two
men
the
military
and
religious
aspects
of their
lives
were
intertwined
. The
reputations
that they
made
on the
battlefield
gave
them a
voice
on the
reservation
.
While
the
way
they
viewed
their
religious
calling
differed
,
both
leader
trusted
that their
chosen
paths
were the
best
possible
options
for their
people
.
Clearly
,
both
men
had
more
in
common
than
just
an
enemy
.
Date Original
2011
Publisher
Fort Hays State University
Relation
Digital reproduction of the Fort Hays State University Theses Collection.
Type
Text
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
YoungerGary_2011.pdf
Source
LD2652 .T5 H5 Y585 2011
Language
eng
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