The True Story of a Native American's Quest for Justice
by
Stephen Dando-Collins
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
In a federal courtroom in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1879, Standing Bear, clan chief of the small and peaceful Ponca tribe, was in court demanding the same basic right that white Americans enjoyed-the right to be recognized legally as a human being. The compelling, behind-the-scenes story of that landmark...