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The 63 acres (25 ha) Standing Bear Park in Ponca City, Oklahoma was named in his honor. It is the site of the Standing Bear Museum and Education Center, as well as a 22 feet (6.7 m) high bronze statue of the chief. In 1977, Standing Bear was inducted into the Nebraska Hall of Fame. In 1977, Standing Bear Lake opened.
- 1829
- First Native American judicially granted civil rights under American law
- 1908 (aged 78–79)
- American
Standing Bear was born in this region, which the Ponca called the land of Swift-Running Water. He was made a chief at a young age. In 1858, when Standing Bear was in his late 20s, representatives of the Ponca signed a treaty that relinquished most of their people’s land to the U.S. government.
Oct 29, 2020 · Learn how Chief Standing Bear and his Ponca Tribe fought for their freedom and rights in a landmark federal court case in 1879. Watch a video featuring interviews with experts and a playwright who dramatized the story.
Learn about the life and legacy of Chief Standing Bear, a Ponca leader who fought for his tribe's rights and won a landmark court case in 1879. Explore his biography, the court case, and the memorial bridge named after him.
Nov 21, 2019 · Chief Standing Bear (Ma-chú-nu-zhe) was the leader of a band of about 82 Ponca people, living near the banks of the Niobrara River. With the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, Eastern farmers were eyeing the cheap land that the government was planning to put on offer. The indigenous tribes, including the Ponca, were being urged to ...
Sep 25, 2019 · Chief Standing Bear was a Ponca leader who fought for his people's rights to return to Nebraska after being forcibly removed by the U.S. government in 1877. He became the first Native American to give testimony in federal court and won a landmark case in 1879, when he was released from prison and allowed to return to his ancestral lands. He died in 1908 and his statue was installed in the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall in 2019.
Oct 29, 2022 · Learn about the life and legacy of Standing Bear, a Ponca leader who defied the U.S. government and returned to Nebraska with his people in 1879 after being forcibly removed from their land. Find out how he became a symbol of Indian rights and was featured in a famous statue in Omaha.
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