Statue of Chief Standing Bear from the Ponca Tribe unveiled in the US Capitol

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On September 18, 2019, a brand new statue of Chief Standing Bear, from the ‪@PoncaTribeofNebraska‬, was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol. This inspiring event was set in motion two years earlier when the Nebraska legislature passed a bill to replace William Jennings Bryan with Ponca Chief Standing Bear as one of two heroic figures representing the state. • Chief Standing Bear is famous for going to court to prove that he was a person under U.S. law. You can watch a documentary, Standing Bear's Footsteps, about his life and the monumental trial of Standing Bear vs. Crook on the PBS Video app or at https://video.nebraskapublicmedia.org.... • People can also teach their children (at home or in the classroom) more about Cheif Standing Bear with our Nebraska Studies website. https://nebraskastudies.org/en/1875-1... • © 2020 Nebraska Public Media Foundation. All rights reserved • Explore the characters, places and history that make our state unique by watching our playlist of hundreds of Nebraska Stories segments from over the many season of the series: • Nebraska Stories • You can also see behind-the-scenes photos and other extras at https://NebraskaStories.org • Your stories are “Nebraska Stories.” • FOLLOW US: • YouTube: / nebraskapublicmedia • Nebraska Stories Facebook: / nebraskastories • Facebook: / nebraskapublicmedia • Twitter: / nebraskapublicmedia • Instagram: / nebraskapublicmedia • #NebraskaStories #NativeAmericanHistory #Documentary #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #NebraskaHistory #PoncaTribe

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