Sitting Bull

Historical marker location:
Fort Yates, North Dakota
( Memorial is on Dike Road.)
Marker installed: 1963

Tatanka Iyontanke

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North Dakota was once home to a massive inland sea, known as the Western Interior Seaway, which covered much of the state during the Late Cretaceous period around 80 million years ago. Fossils from marine creatures that lived in this sea can still be found in the state today.