Sitting Bull in St. Paul: The 1884 Assassination Attempt & Assimilation Tours
On September 4, 1884, a hidden crisis unfolded in the foyer of Saint Paul's Grand Opera House when an alert companion disarmed a gunman targeting Sitting Bull from behind. Federal agents had brought the Lakota leader to Minnesota to demonstrate the overwhelming power of industrial civilization, but Sitting Bull remained unbowed, using his platform to advocate for his people and critique urban inequality. On this episode of Pionerd: The Minnesota Edition, host Robert Thomas details the dramatic September 4 lobby encounter and the enduring legacy of a chief who refused to assimilate.
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