Visual Exploration 2: 3 facts for class

 Sitting Bull - Indian American Lakota Sioux Chief

1. The most stunning display of courage came in 1872 when the Sioux clashed with the US army during a campaign to block the construction of the Northern Pacific railroad. To show his discard of the army the middle-aged chief strolled out into the open and took a seat in front of their lines, inviting others of his tribe to join him. He proceeded to have a long leisurely smoke from his tobacco pipe while ignoring the hail of bullets around his head. Still seemingly unphased by the gunfire around him, Sitting Bull then cleaned his pipe and walked off, his act of bravery somehow not leading to his death. Sitting Bull's nephew White Bull would later call this act of defiance "the bravest deed possible."
2. Sitting Bull was also a Lakota "Wichasa Wakan", a holy man believed to have the gift of spiritual insight and the ability to predict the future. During a Sun Dance ceremony in 1876, he cut himself 50 times on each arm and then danced for hours before falling into a trance. When he awoke he claimed to have witnessed soldiers tumbling into his camp like grasshoppers falling from the sky. Just like his vision claimed, the Sioux soon won a great victory three weeks later when Lieutenant Colonel George A Custer's Seventh calvary attacked the camp which would be later known as the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The camp was prepared thanks to Sitting Bull's vision, so they were able to outnumber the bluecoats and fight their way to victory. 
   
3. Sitting Bull toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. In June 1885, the former army scout and entertainer William "Buffalo Bill" Cody hired Sitting Bull for $50 a week to perform in his show. The chief wore full war attire and rode on horseback during the show's opening. He soon grew bored of this life and missed his family, so in October the 54-year-old chief left the tour after its final show, saying, "The wigwam is a better place for the red man."

Sir Francis Drake - English explorer and pirate

1. His most famous achievement was travelling all around the earth in a single expedition. (1577-1580).
2. Drake was hated by the Spanish who called him 'El Draque' which translates to The Dragon. He earned this reputation because he took down so many Spanish ships that the country feared him and believed he was using witchcraft and working with the Devil. They thought he must have a magic mirror that allowed him to see all the locations of the ships in the sea.
3. Drake evaded taxes on the booty he acquired by not making inventory. Only he and Queen Elizabeth I knew how much he had looted.