Henry Standing Bear
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Henry Standing Bear was an Oglala Lakota chief and activist best known for initiating the Crazy Horse Memorial to honor the legacy of the Lakota leader and Native American heritage.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American activist
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Oglala Lakota person ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
Native American cultural preservation
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education about Native American history ⓘ public recognition of Lakota history ⓘ |
| commissioned | Korczak Ziolkowski to carve Crazy Horse Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondedWith | Korczak Ziolkowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Lakota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sioux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Oglala Lakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal | create a monument to Crazy Horse larger than Mount Rushmore ⓘ |
| heritage | Native American ⓘ |
| initiated | Crazy Horse Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
honoring the legacy of Crazy Horse
ⓘ
promoting recognition of Native American leaders ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Lakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Oglala Lakota Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Native American rights movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocating for Native American heritage
ⓘ
initiating the Crazy Horse Memorial ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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chief ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Pine Ridge Indian Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Lakota traditional beliefs ⓘ |
| residence | South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical studies on the Crazy Horse Memorial ⓘ |
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