Standing Bear of the Ponca /

Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk.

Standing Bear of the Ponca / Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve ; illustrated by Thomas Floyd. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2013] - 1 online resource (57 pages) - Notable Nebraskans . - Notable Nebraskans. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 47-48).

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Standing Bear, the Boy; 2. The Tribe; 3. Change; 4. Indian Territory; 5. The Move; 6. Friends; 7. The Trial; 8. Home; 9. After Standing Bear; Timeline; Glossary; Suggested Reading.

For Ages 8 and upImagine having to argue in court that you are a person. Yet this is just what Standing Bear, of the Ponca Indian tribe, did in Omaha in 1879. And because of this trial, the law finally said that an Indian was indeed a person, with rights just like any other American. Standing Bear of the Ponca tells the story of this historic leader, from his childhood education in the ways and traditions of his people to his trials and triumphs as chief of the Bear Clan of the Ponca tribe. Most harrowing is the winter trek on which Standing Bear led his disp.

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Standing Bear, 1829?-1908 --Juvenile literature.
Standing Bear, 1829?-1908.


Ponca Indians--Kings and rulers--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Ponca Indians--Relocation--Juvenile literature.
Ponca Indians--Claims--Juvenile literature.
Ponca (Indiens)--Réclamations--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
HISTORY--State & Local--Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)--United States
HISTORY--State & Local--West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)--United States
Ponca Indians--Kings and rulers.
Ponca Indians--Relocation.


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