Chief Standing Bear

[Mackaydon]

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US Postal Service honors civil rights leader, Ponca tribe Chief Standing Bear, with stamp

A Ponca tribe chief whose landmark lawsuit in 1879 established that a Native American is a person under the law was honored with the unveiling of a U.S. Postal Service stamp that features his portrait. The release of the stamp on Friday of Chief Standing Bear comes 146 years after the Army...

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Don in SoCal.

 

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US Postal Service honors civil rights leader, Ponca tribe Chief Standing Bear, with stamp

A Ponca tribe chief whose landmark lawsuit in 1879 established that a Native American is a person under the law was honored with the unveiling of a U.S. Postal Service stamp that features his portrait. The release of the stamp on Friday of Chief Standing Bear comes 146 years after the Army...

apnews.com

Don in SoCal.

Thanks for posting that. As a side note, Abraham Lincoln gets the eternal praise for being such a civil rights advocate. He signed more documents that affected Native Americans adversely than any other president. Stole their land, forced them to give up their languages, took away their lifestyle and made them reliant on govt, etc. They were treated worse than animals. The military had Orders to wipe out entire groups. Sorry for getting a little political.