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	Bronzes by Korczak: Standing Bear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Chief Henry Standing Bear read in the newspaper in 1939 that "the sculptor who assisted Borglum at Mt. Rushmore this summer wins first prize at the New York World's Fair."
		Standing Bear wrote to Korczak that fall asking, "Will you carve us a mountain so the White men will know the Red man has great heroes, too?"
		The original heroic size mahogany portrait of Chief Standing Bear was carved in 1940.
	www.bronzesbykorczak.com /henry.shtml (115 words)

	Standing Bear - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Standing Bear (1834(?) - 1908) was a Ponca Native American Indian chief who successfully argued in U.S. District Court in 1879 that American Indians are "persons within the meaning of the law" and have the rights of citizenship.
		Standing Bear was born on land that later became the Ponca reservation in what is now Nebraska, in around 1834, although some sources say he was born in 1829.
		In 1879, Standing Bear argued his case against General Crook and The United States Government in U.S. District Court in Lincoln, Nebraska; from this landmark civil rights case comes the petition's oft-quoted "an Indian is a person" statement.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Standing_Bear (637 words)

	Standing Bear: Indian civil rights hero
		Standing Bear was the Chief of the Ponca Indians when Kemble, a government representative displaced his people to the Indian Territory of Oklahoma.
		Standing Bear (1829-1908) was chief of the Ponca Indians in the mid-1800s when American Indian tribes all over the United States were suffering upheaval at the hands of the United States government.
		Standing Bear's son asked to be buried back in Nebraska, so Standing Bear and a contingent of thirty Ponca tribesmen returned with his body, a journey which took ten weeks, and often through blizzards.
	utut.essortment.com /standingbear_rucf.htm (1121 words)

	Standing Bear
		Standing Bear was a chief of the Ponca Indians, a small peaceful tribe.
		Standing Bear did not think it was right for his people to have to leave their reservation.
		Standing Bear was then allowed to speak on his own behalf and pleaded with great emotion for fair treatment of his people.
	www.geocities.com /pegmihedu/standingbear.html (1294 words)

	Chief Standing Bear of the Ponca Indians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The trial of Standing Bear, a Ponca Indian chief, in a United States District court in Omaha in l879, led to a decision by Judge Elmer Dundy that native Americans are "persons within the meaning of the law" and have the rights of citizenship.
		Standing Bear was born on the Ponca reservation in what is now Nebraska around 1834, although some sources say he was born in 1829.
		By the time Standing Bear was born they had settled in an area around the mouth of the Niobrara River.
	net.unl.edu /~swi/guide/stbear.html (628 words)

	Literary Encyclopedia: Luther Standing Bear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Raised in a traditional manner, Standing Bear learned how to hunt buffalo with his father until, at the age of eleven, he was sent to Carlisle Indian Industrial School, a federal boarding school for Native American children in Pennsylvania, and became a member of the school's first graduating class.
		Recognized as a skillful horseback rider and dancer, Standing Bear was asked to perform solo for King Edward VII in England.
		In it, Standing Bear details the hardships Indian children faced at school such as being punished for speaking indigenous languages, being isolated from family, being exposed to disease, and having inadequate food and shelter.
	www.literaryencyclopedia.com /php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=4189 (655 words)

	Native American Authors: Luther Standing Bear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Luther Standing Bear was born Ota Kte on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
		Standing Bear was raised as a traditional Sioux, growing up in Nebraska and South Dakota and was a hereditary chief of the Dakotas.
		Standing Bear was a member of the National League for Justice to the American Indian, Oglala Council, Actor's Guild of Hollywood, and Indian Actor's Association.
	www.ipl.org /div/natam/bin/browse.pl/A110 (268 words)

	Standing Bear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		By the time Standing Bear was born, the Ponca had settled in an area around the mouth of the Niobrara River.
		Standing Bear and a group of about 30 tried to return to their homes on the Niobrara.
		The judge ruled in Standing Bear's favor, stating that an Indian was indeed a person within the law and that the Ponca were being held illegally.
	www.carved-eggs.com /standing_bear.htm (405 words)

	Chief Standing Bear
		Standing Bear won the battle for himself and for all Native Americans to become "persons" under United States law.
		Standing Bear was a chieftain of the Ponca Tribe, a peaceful nation of farmers and hunters.
		Standing Bear had won - for himself, and for all Native Americans and changed the course of history.
	www.poncacity.com /history/bits/ponca_chief.htm (559 words)

	The Chief Standing Bear Memorial Bridge was dedicated in August of 1998
		The government disputed Standing Bear's rights on the grounds that an Indian was not a "person" under the meaning of the law.
		The case of Standing Bear vs. Crook was brought before Judge Elmer S. Dundy in U.S. District Court on April 30, 1879.
		Standing Bear and his men were free now in the eyes of the law.
	www.poncahousing.org /chiefstandbear.html (517 words)

	Standing Bear is Arrested
		Standing Bear and his followers left the Indian Territory without permission from the national government, and they were to be arrested and returned to Indian Territory.
		Under Crook's orders, Lieutenant Carpenter and four of his men arrested Standing Bear and his followers and escorted them to Fort Omaha, where they were to be held prior to returning to Indian Territory.
		Standing Bear and other members of the tribe were placed in detainment at Fort Omaha on March 27, 1879.
	www.nebraskastudies.org /0600/stories/0601_0104.html (395 words)

	Chief Standing Bear
		Custers last stand was not the inhuman massacre of a band of white by savage Indians as it has been pictured, but was an act of self-defense by the Sioux Indians following invasions of their lands and attacks on their people by the United States Army.
		Chief Standing Bear is the first Indian ever to enter the portals of Carlisle Indian School, the first Indian ever to be admitted to United States citizenship, and is the author of a widely read book, called, "My People, The Sioux".
		Chief Standing Bear now makes his home in Los Angeles and is devoting all his time toward bringing about a better understanding between the Indians and their white conquerors.
	www.dlncoalition.org /dln_nation/chief_standing_bear.htm (998 words)

	Chief Standing Bear Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		State lawmakers adopted last month a resolution naming May 12 as Chief Standing Bear Day, marking the anniversary of a judge's ruling that the Ponca chief was a person under U.S. law.
		The day falls on the anniversary of the May 12, 1879, court case brought by Standing Bear that resulted in the landmark ruling recognizing that American Indians are people under the law.
		Newspaperman Thomas Tibbles publicized the plight of Chief Standing Bear and his fellow tribesmen in the trial of Standing Bear vs. Crook.
	www.mccneb.edu /is/fullstory05/ChiefStandingBearDay.htm (350 words)

	The Trial of Standing Bear
		Standing Bear was accused of leaving Indian Territory where he and his tribe had been forced to relocate from their home in northern Nebraska.
		Standing Bear and the Ponca Chiefs, by Thomas Henry Tibbles.
		Standing Bear’s case is important because it represents the first time Native Americans were legally recognized as having the rights of citizens under the Constitution.
	score.rims.k12.ca.us /activity/standingbear (1536 words)

	Standing Bear Statue and Memorial Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The magnificent monument of Standing Bear is majestic as a very realistic depiction of Standing Bear - with right hand extended to the east and his eyes, gentle and wise, overlook the ancient Arkansas River valley, where the original Chief Standing Bear is believed to have walked more than 100 years ago.
		A colorful 60-foot diameter circular viewing court is located at the feet of Standing Bear and contains large sandstone boulders around its parameter affixed with the official brass seals of the six area tribes, Osage, Pawnee, Otoe-Missouria Kaw, Tonkawa and Ponca.
		The names of eight clans of the Ponca Tribe are inlaid in the floor of the plaza in earth tone colors of terra cotta red, pine green and various shades of browns.
	www.poncacity.com /attractions/standing_bear_statue.htm (299 words)

	Standing Bear and other Indian 'words on nature'
		We did not think of the great open plains, the beautiful rolling hills, and winding streams with tangled growth, as "wild." Only to the white man was nature a "wilderness" and only to him was the land "infested" with "wild" animals and "savage" people.
		The wolf, duck, eagle, hawk, spider, bear, and other creatures, had marvelous powers, and each one was useful and helpful to us.
		Then there were the warriors who lived in the sky and dashed about on spirited horses during a thunder storm, their lances clashing with the thunder and glittering with the lightning.
	www.vcu.edu /engweb/eng385/sbear.html (1357 words)

	SRU to Mark Indigenous Cultures Week with Visit by Calvin Standing Bear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Standing Bear will offer “The Native American Flute” as a free concert at 7 p.m.
		Standing Bear is a member of the Sonoran Spirit Flute Circle.
		The project is being led by the SRU chapter of the Commonwealth Association of Students.
	www.sru.edu /print/11810.asp (311 words)

	Meeting Standing Bear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		When the ceremonies were over and the Cheyenne was working with several people, I introduced myself to Standing Bear.
		Standing Bear exuded a healing Spirit and I think something in me resonated with that Spirit that evening.
		Standing Bear is a Healer and I thank him for that.
	www.manataka.org /page63.html (651 words)

	Standing Bear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Standing Bear was born on the Ponca reservation in what is now Nebraska around 1834 (some sources say 1829).
		During this time their story was told to the public by Thomas Tibbles of the Omaha World-Herald.
		With the help of Thomas Tibbles and two lawyers, John L. Webster and A.J. Poppleton, (and probably General Crook), Standing Bear petitioned the court by a writ of Habeas Corpus.
	www.nde.state.ne.us /SS/notables/bear.html (596 words)

	Luther Standing Bear Quotes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Luther Standing Bear was from the last generation of Sicangus or Brulé Sioux who could claim to have been reared in the ways of the prereservation Lakotas.
		As he was later to write, "My first years were spent living just as my forefathers had lived—roaming the green, rolling hills of what are now the states of South Dakota and Nebraska." However, his education took place at a residential school in Pennsylvania.
		He was an actor, speaker, and a writer, always beseeching white men to see natives as persons and grant them respect.
	thedailyinspiration.com /cgi/author.php?id=chief_luther_standing_bear (146 words)

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	rugbyimports.logomall.com /ProductSearch/FocusedSearch.aspx?DPSV_Id=339997 (368 words)

	Standing Bear's Language Page:Common Words and Phrases in Lenape
		The homeland of the people who spoke Lenape consisted of all of what is now New Jersey, the eastern portion of Pennsylvania, the northern portion of Delaware, and the south eastern portion of New York.
		It was her fond wish that the book and tapes would enable future generations of Lenape's to know their language.
		Standing Bear has taken excepts from the book and tapes which he has in his library to create this page and to keep Nora's wish alive.The voice you hear in the translations is that of Nora Thompson Dean.
	www.jersey.net /~standingbear/language.htm (197 words)

	Standing Bear - Oklahoma - Welcome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The viewing court and reflecting pool with the shadow of the Standing Bear Statue created by the setting sun.
		The Standing Bear Native American Memorial Park is located in Ponca City, Oklahoma, 15 miles east of Interstate 35 on U.S. Highway 60.
		From there, the trail skirts the edge of a one-acre lake with a central island representing Standing Bear's final stopping point in Niobrara, Nebraska, and continues east through a prairie of buffalo grass and wildflowers.
	www.north-ok.edu /sb/park/3_sbpark_1_3.htm (214 words)

	Standing Bear
		Standing Bear was a Sioux Chief who fought at the Battle of Little Big Horn and was the father of Luther Standing Bear.
		He was a close friend of Crazy Horse and had another son Ray, who was an eyewitness to the Wounded Knee massacre.
		Standing Bear was well respected by Native Americans as well as the White Man.
	www.carlmoon.com /standing.htm (108 words)

	Jeanine Standing Bear - NativeCelebs profiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		More information can be found on him since he was an intrical part of Custer's Last Stand and he was also half brother to Sitting Bull and best friend to Crazy Horse.
		Jeff Standing Bear (Jeanine doesn't know who Jeff Standing Bear is, he could possibly be a relative that she is unaware of)
		Chief Standing Bear (Jeanine says: There are two Chief Standing Bears.
	www.nativecelebs.com /profiles/jeanine_standing_bear.htm (323 words)

	Reviews of 'The Standing Bear Controversy: PRELUDE TO INDIAN REFORM'
		The Standing Bear Controversy: PRELUDE TO INDIAN REFORM
		Chief Standing Bear refused and attempted to lead a group of people to their old homes; for this he was arrested and put on trial.
		A highly recommended contribution to Native American history shelves, The Standing Bear Controversy is an impressively informed and informative work.
	www.usingenglish.com /amazon/us/reviews/025202852X.html (123 words)

	CliffsNotes::Black Elk Speaks:Book Summary and Study Guide
		Black Elk’s childhood friend Standing Bear, a Minneconjou Sioux, joins him in his meeting with John Neihardt.
		He corroborates Black Elk’s sense of himself in the immediate aftermath of his great vision, which he has not heard about in any detail before, and the story of the Battle of Little Bighorn, in which he participated.
		Standing Bear is loyal to Black Elk and brave as a warrior, but not developed fully.
	www.cliffsnotes.com /WileyCDA/LitNote/id-38,pageNum-76.html (92 words)

	Standing Bear, Kids! Stuff coloring page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Standing Bear was a chief of the Ponca Indians whose tribe was moved to Indian Territory in Oklahoma in 1877.
		Wanting to return to his homeland in Nebraska, he led a number of his people on a hard and dangerous journey back.
		The judge ruled that "an Indian is a person within the meaning of the law and the Poncas must be set free." This judgment meant that Standing Bear and all Indians had rights under the Constitution, just as did non-Indians.
	www.nebraskahistory.org /oversite/kidstuff/standing.htm (123 words)

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