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Standing Bear's Quest for Freedom
The First Civil Rights Victory for Native Americans
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Standing Bear's Quest for Freedom
The First Civil Rights Victory for Native Americans
About this book
Winner of the 2023 Nebraska Book Award
Chief Standing Bear of the Ponca Nation faced arrest for leaving the U.S. government’s reservation, without its permission, for the love of his son and his people. Standing Bear fought for his freedom not through armed resistance but with bold action, strong testimony, and heartfelt eloquence. He knew he and his people had suffered a great injustice.
Standing Bear wanted the right to live and die with his family on the beloved land of his Ponca ancestors, located within the Great Plains of Nebraska. In telling his story, Standing Bear’s Quest for Freedom relates an unprecedented civil rights victory for Native Americans: for the first time, in 1879, a federal court declared a Native American to be a “person”—a human being with the right to file an action for a redress of grievances in a federal court, like every other person in the United States.
Standing Bear’s victory in Standing Bear v. Crook began a national movement of reforming Native American rights—albeit a slow one. Because of the courage and leadership of Chief Standing Bear, the pervasive spirit of indifference of most Americans toward Native Americans was disrupted by this historic decision. America would never be the same.
Chief Standing Bear of the Ponca Nation faced arrest for leaving the U.S. government’s reservation, without its permission, for the love of his son and his people. Standing Bear fought for his freedom not through armed resistance but with bold action, strong testimony, and heartfelt eloquence. He knew he and his people had suffered a great injustice.
Standing Bear wanted the right to live and die with his family on the beloved land of his Ponca ancestors, located within the Great Plains of Nebraska. In telling his story, Standing Bear’s Quest for Freedom relates an unprecedented civil rights victory for Native Americans: for the first time, in 1879, a federal court declared a Native American to be a “person”—a human being with the right to file an action for a redress of grievances in a federal court, like every other person in the United States.
Standing Bear’s victory in Standing Bear v. Crook began a national movement of reforming Native American rights—albeit a slow one. Because of the courage and leadership of Chief Standing Bear, the pervasive spirit of indifference of most Americans toward Native Americans was disrupted by this historic decision. America would never be the same.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Before We Came—They Were Here
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1. His Name Was Standing Bear
- 2. Early History of the Poncas
- 3. The Ponca System of Law
- 4. Precedents for the Ponca Removal in the American System of Law
- 5. Treaties with the Poncas
- 6. The Ponca Displacement Begins
- 7. Journey of Sorrows
- 8. Standing Bear Takes Action
- 9. Imprisoned at Fort Omaha
- 10. The Interviews
- 11. Tibbles Assembles a Legal Team
- 12. The Great Writ
- 13. Witnesses Testify
- 14. The Trial’s Closing Arguments
- 15. Standing Bear’s Historic Speech
- 16. A Time for Waiting
- 17. The Court’s Decision
- 18. Standing Bear Keeps His Promise
- 19. Standing Bear’s Gratitude and Generosity
- 20. A Fire Kindled
- 21. Redress for Wrongs
- 22. The Standing Bear Decision Sets Precedent
- 23. A Nation Aroused from the Sin of Indifference
- 24. The Omaha Connection
- 25. Standing Bear at Peace
- Acknowledgments
- Discussion Questions
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About Lawrence A. Dwyer
- About Judi M. gaiashkibos