Good Day, and welcome to my blog. It is a cool morning in the American Midwest, but will soon go up to 90 degrees F as the heat dome overtakes us.
It's time for Sunday Stamps, and I am sharing a stamp issued last year by the US Postal Service. It is of Chief Standing Bear.
Chief Standing Bear, a Ponca chief
From the US Postal Service page:
In 1879, Chief Standing Bear won a landmark court ruling that determined a Native American was a person under the law with an inherent right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Their homeland in NE Nebraska was given away and about 700 Ponca people had been relocated to Indian Territory (OK). Standing Bear sued the government for his freedom after being arrested, along with 29 others, for attempting to return to his homeland.
After winning his case, he and others from his tribe were allowed to return to their old reservation.
In 1924, one issue that his 1879 case had raised was finally resolved when Congress adopted the Indian Citizenship Act, which conferred citizenship on all Native Americans born in the United States.
His Wikipedia page with more information is HERE.
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6 comments:
A very important man!
Another piece of US history never taught. I can't imagine having it take Congress to say Native Americans were citizens.
There was so much about Native history that was never taught.
Great choice today!
A determined man, a true father to his people.
Powerful choice for the "fatherly" theme! Standing Bear's fight secured a future of greater freedom for his people. This truly embodies the spirit of a father protecting his kin.
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