Ten-year-old David from the Sicangu Lakota tribe knows Tatanka Iyotake, better known as Sitting Bull, only as a mythical figure of his people. When he visits his grandfather, he learns from him the true story of the famous chief and medicine man of the Lakota. By the old man's campfire, he immerses himself in a long-gone era, into the fascinating world of the American West - the thrilling life story of Sitting Bull. In this beautifully illustrated narrative based on historical facts for young and old, the tumultuous history of the hunter, sun dancer, warrior, mystic, war chief, and showman Sitting Bull is brought to new life.