Sitting Bull was born on the Grand River a few miles west of Mobridge, and his tragic end came at the same place when he was shot while being arrested because of his alleged involvement with the Ghost Dance craze. He was originally buried at Fort Yates, North Dakota. On April 8, 1953, surviving relatives, with the aid of the Dakota Memorial Association, moved his remains to the present location and dedicated the Memorial Burial Site on April 11, 1953. In 1876 he was victorious at the Battle of Little Big Horn, in 1877 he sought asylum in Canada, in 1881 he returned to the United States, and in 1885 he toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.