Standing Bear
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Standing Bear was a Ponca chief and civil rights figure best known for a landmark 1879 U.S. court case affirming that Native Americans are "persons" under the law with the right to habeas corpus.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American civil rights figure
ⓘ
Ponca chief ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Ponca people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Niobrara River region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Omaha, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfLegalAction |
death of his son Bear Shield during forced relocation
ⓘ
forced removal of the Ponca from Nebraska to Indian Territory ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | symbol of Native American legal rights ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Nebraska history curricula ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfLandmarkDecision | 1879 ⓘ |
| decisionOutcome |
Standing Bear and his band were released from custody
NERFINISHED
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court recognized Native Americans as persons under the law ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Ponca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadChild | Bear Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Standing Bear statue in Omaha, Nebraska ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
farmer
ⓘ
tribal leader ⓘ |
| hasParkNamedAfter | Standing Bear Lake in Omaha, Nebraska ⓘ |
| influenced |
U.S. legal understanding of Indigenous personhood
ⓘ
later Native American civil rights litigation ⓘ |
| judgeInLandmarkCase | Elmer S. Dundy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Ponca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterResidence |
Nebraska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Omaha area ⓘ |
| legalArgument |
Native Americans are persons under U.S. law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Native Americans have the right to choose where to live ⓘ |
| legalCaseJurisdiction | U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCaseType | habeas corpus petition ⓘ |
| legalRightAffirmed |
habeas corpus
ⓘ
recognition as a person under U.S. law ⓘ |
| legalStatusAffirmedIn | United States federal court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Ponca Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Indigenous rights movement in the United States
ⓘ
Native American civil rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
1879 habeas corpus case affirming Native Americans as persons under U.S. law
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Standing Bear v. Crook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | General George Crook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Nebraska Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Ponca beliefs ⓘ |
| representedBy |
Andrew J. Poppleton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John L. Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInCase | plaintiff ⓘ |
| spouse | Zaza (also known as Susette or Pretty Face) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tribalRole |
chief
ⓘ
leader ⓘ |
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