Standing Bear of the Ponca |
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| Author:
| Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8032-2826-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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| Imprint: | Bison Books |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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Imagine having to argue in court that you are a person. Yet this is just what Standing Bear, of the Ponca Indian tribe, did in Omaha in 1879. And because of this trial, the law finally said that an Indian was indeed a person, with rights just like any other American. This title tells the story of this historic leader, from his childhood education in the ways and traditions of his people to his trials and triumphs as chief of the Bear Clan of the Ponca tribe.
Imagine having to argue in court that you are a person. Yet this is just what Standing Bear, of the Ponca Indian tribe, did in Omaha in 1879. And because of this trial, the law finally said that an Indian was indeed a person, with rights just like any other American. This title tells the story of this historic leader, from his childhood education in the ways and traditions of his people to his trials and triumphs as chief of the Bear Clan of the Ponca tribe.