Last stand to save grave of Sitting Bull
On an isolated bluff of prairie grassland overlooking the mighty Missouri river, a weather-beaten stone bust marks the final resting place of Sitting Bull, the legendary Lakhota Sioux tribal leader and warrior.
The vista has changed little since his day, but this peaceful spot on South Dakota's Standing Rock Indian reservation is now the focus of a bitter row that some are calling Sitting Bull's last stand.
It pits his descendants against tribal rivals in a showdown over how to pay homage to the hero of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, in which a coalition of tribes wiped out the forces of General George Custer in 1876.
Ambitious plans to transform the site into a memorial complex and tourist attraction, complete with visitors' centre, restaurant and gift shop, have angered Sitting Bull's great-grandchildren.
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The vista has changed little since his day, but this peaceful spot on South Dakota's Standing Rock Indian reservation is now the focus of a bitter row that some are calling Sitting Bull's last stand.
It pits his descendants against tribal rivals in a showdown over how to pay homage to the hero of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, in which a coalition of tribes wiped out the forces of General George Custer in 1876.
Ambitious plans to transform the site into a memorial complex and tourist attraction, complete with visitors' centre, restaurant and gift shop, have angered Sitting Bull's great-grandchildren.