He came from a prominent Sioux family, being the son of Good Feather, Sitting Bull's sister, and Makes Room, a respected Miniconjou chief.

[1] For years, rumors circulated that White Bull claimed to have killed Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer at the infamous battle.

However, those who knew White Bull disputed this, stating that he never made such a boast, but rather acknowledged struggling with Custer.

He acted as a judge of the Court of Indian Offenses, and was a proponent of Lakota land claims in the Black Hills.

White Bull, played by Sal Mineo, was used as a character in the 1958 Disney Western adventure film Tonka.