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Native History: Court Rules an Indian Is a Man With Rights

by csbadmin | May 14, 2014 | Chief Standing Bear

G. M. Lambertson, attorney for the U.S. government, said, “Standing Bear is not entitled to protection of the writ of habeus corpus, not being a person or citizen under the law.” Indian Commissioner E.A. Hyatt’s position was as wards of the government, Indians did not...

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Chief Standing Bear Trail

Did you know that the court case Standing Bear v. Crook was one of the first civil rights cases in the United States?

In today's contentiously divided world, stories of equality and unity are paramount. Chief Standing Bear embodied that saying, "That hand is not the color of yours, but if I prick it, blood will flow and I shall feel pain. The blood is of the same color as yours. God made me and I am a man."