Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-20
Fears Expressed by Rela~
lives Of Persons Killed Oh
Occasion Of the Indians
Death That He is Being
Elevated Into Too Great
Prominence in U. S. Mem
cries. .9s

Pierre, S. D., Sept. 20.-Intimate
glimpses into the life of Sitting Bull
are being brought to light through an.
exchange Of communications on the
question Of removing the remains of
the famous Indian from the military
cemetery at Fort Yates, N. D., to
some point on the Grande river.
Fears have BEEF expressed by rela-
tiycs Of persons killed on the occa-
sion of Sitting Bulls death, rs well as
SOFA Indians among the famous
Size chiefs feudal enemies, that
Sittf.0l Bull Is being elevated to
heights Of too great prominence in
American memories. according to
Charles H. Burke, commissioner or
Indian affairs.
On the other hand, Mr.. Doane Rob-
inson, state historian OF South Dako-
ia. said Sitting Bulls Indian enemies
Indian, mad elevated himself to a
prominence which his higher caste
neighbors could not attain.
Removal of the remains Is sought
by relatives of Sitting Bull, according
to Doane Robinson, state historian. In
II letter to Mr.. Robinson, Charles Fl.
Burke. commissioner Of Indian affairs,
declares: 1.-THE remains are in the old
military cemetery, there is n fence
around h grave, and is marked, and
Is therefore. not neglected. 1t seems
that there is very intense feeling on
the part Of the relatives Of the police
men who were killed On the occasion
of Sitting Bulls death, and anything
and severything hat Is done to give
any recognition or prominence to Sit
ting Bull is resented by them. Then,
there, are a good many that think
that he was a demagogue and that
he kept his ear to the ground, and
that, in fact, he wasn't a great war
rior. One Elk who owns land in the
vicinity of the battle-ground, repeat
eddy has protested, fearing that a
monument may be erected or some
other recognition given to Sitting
Bull"
Replying, MI. Robinson says: "Os-
car One Bull, Sitting Bulls son, wrote
me about 1905, asking me to try and
get "a small tract Of land in the benz
Of Grand river, n adjoining Sitting
Bulls home lot where the men killed
with him are buried. The department
set aside the plot for cemetery pur.
poses. The friends and relatives OF
Sitting Bull then proposed to remove
the body there and procured a neat
n suitable monument. To their sur
prise and grief they were not permit.
ted to remove the body, nor were they
allowed to place q monument over
his grave at Fort Yates. It still lies ii
the enclosure at the Little Eagle mis-
sion, I am informed.
oscar never misses an opportunity
to communicate with me when ANYONE
this way, and always desire!
me to try and get the privilege Of re-
moving the body. You are right tina
Sitting Bull was not a warrior no.
ever pretended to be, rather he boast
ed to the contrary. lie was the higl
priest of their religion. I am awar,
of the old feud between him and hi
high caste neighbors. They hated hir,
because he, a low caste man, ha,
forced himself into prominence the,
could not attain. I have never founi
deeper reverence and affection for
departed father than his adopted chill
dren ave for Sitting Bull"