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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.
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 ...
A Florida man was bitten in the stomach last month by a black bear cub while trying to break up a fight between the wild animal and his family's beloved dog.. Blake Sprout said his dog was chasing ...
A high-ranking Pentagon official has been involved in dogfighting since at least 2002 and is accused of executing dogs that performed “poorly” in fights, according to a federal criminal complaint.
The footage from ABC News shows the tiny bear attempting to come inside her home twice. First at the front door, then he went around the house and tried to get into the back.
Hollow Horn Bear was appointed the head of police of the Rosebud Agency in South Dakota, as part of the Indian Police on the reservation, organized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. [5] He arrested Crow Dog for the murder of Spotted Tail on August 5, 1881. Testifying in 1883 at the trial in Ex parte Crow Dog, Hollow Horn Bear recounted:
Tibbles met the acquaintance of Chief Standing Bear on March 30, 1879, after the Chief and some 30 Ponca Indians were placed under arrest and were being held by order of the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Carl Schurz, for fleeing the Indian territory in Oklahoma to their original lands.