page_title: Sitting Bear
hierarchical_section_title: Sitting Bear
caption_attribution_description: Satank English: Portrait of Chief Setangya (Sitting Bear), Called Satank, Wearing Buffalo Robe, 1870.
context_page_description: Satank was a prestigious Kiowa warrior and medicine man. He was born about 1800, probably in Kansas, and killed June 8, 1871. An able warrior, he became part of the Koitsenko, the society of the bravest Kiowa warriors. He led many raids against the Cheyennes, the Sacs, and the Foxes. As the white settlers' importance increased, he raided settlements, wagon trains, and even army outposts.
context_section_description: Satank (Set-angya or Set-ankeah, translated as  chief Topinabee A quiet Sitting Bear) was a prestigious Kiowa warrior and medicine man. He was born about 1800, probably in Kansas, and killed June 8, 1871. An able warrior, he became part of the Koitsenko (or Kaitsenko, Ko-eet-senko), the society of the bravest Kiowa warriors. He led many raids against the Cheyennes, the Sacs, and the Foxes. As the white settlers' importance increased, he raided settlements, wagon trains, and even army outposts.
caption: Sitting Bear, 1870. Portrait by William S. Soule.
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