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Luther Standing Bear (Óta Kté or "Plenty Kill," also known as Matȟó Nážiŋ or "Standing Bear", 1868 – 1939) was a Sicangu and Oglala Lakota author, educator, philosopher, and actor. He worked to preserve Lakota culture and sovereignty, and was at the forefront of a Progressive movement to change government policy toward Native Americans .
The 63 acres (25 ha) Standing Bear Park [19] 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. [20] [21] In 1977, Standing Bear Lake opened.
Thomas Henry Tibbles (May 22, 1840 – May 14, 1928) [1] was an American abolitionist, writer, journalist, Native American rights activist, and politician who was born in Ohio and lived in various other places in the United States, especially Nebraska.
She died 5 days later in hospital. The 62-year-old owner of the dogs was arrested and charged with culpable homicide. The dogs were surrendered to be euthanized. [283] [284] [285] December 3, 2022 Floyd Metsileng, 39, male Pit bull (2) North West — The victim was killed by 2 dogs guarding a tavern. [286] November 27, 2022 Zimkhitha Brenda ...
A local sheriff ate lunch with a prominent district judge hours before allegedly shooting the judge in his chambers, according to a court official, who said the killing last Thursday has stunned ...
An elderly U.K. man was reportedly killed while walking his dog over the weekend, and local authorities have now arrested five children — all under the age of 15 — in connection with the killing.
Five people have been arrested after a 2-year-old was found naked and locked in a cage in Kentucky home littered with feces, police say. The Carrollton Police Department responded to a home in the ...
Chief Standing Bear took office after the Osage received a landmark settlement from the federal government to settle claims of mismanagement of revenues due tribal members from leased mineral rights. [ citation needed ] Under his administration, the Osage Nation worked to increase their communal landholdings, acquiring more than 50,000 acres of ...