{"product_id":"standing-bears-quest-for-freedom-the-first-civil-rights-victory-for-native-americans-paperback-softback-9781496232465","title":"Standing Bear's Quest for Freedom; The First Civil Rights Victory for Native Americans (Paperback \/ softback) 9781496232465","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStanding Bear's Quest for Freedom\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe First Civil Rights Victory for Native Americans\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLawrence A. Dwyer (Author), Judi M. gaiashkibos (Introduction by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496232465\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 November 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e234 pages, 26 photographs, 2 maps, index\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e“A history involving the law, government policy, treaties, and the military could so easily get mired in technical language. This book never does. Rather, it maintains a crystal clarity, nimbleness, and focus on what matters-the people, their humanity, and what happened. . . . [Dwyer] has created a vivid picture of the events before, during, and after the trial and never loses sight of the story’s true hero, Standing Bear.”-Judi M. gaiashkibos, executive director of the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 Nebraska Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chief Standing Bear of the Ponca Nation faced arrest for leaving the U.S. government’s reservation, without its permission, for the love of his son and his people. Standing Bear fought for his freedom not through armed resistance but with bold action, strong testimony, and heartfelt eloquence. He knew he and his people had suffered a great injustice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Standing Bear wanted the right to live and die with his family on the beloved land of his Ponca ancestors, located within the Great Plains of Nebraska. In telling his story, \u003ci\u003eStanding Bear’s Quest for Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e relates an unprecedented civil rights victory for Native Americans: for the first time, in 1879, a federal court declared a Native American to be a “person”-a human being with the right to file an action for a redress of grievances in a federal court, like every other person in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Standing Bear’s victory in \u003ci\u003eStanding Bear v. Crook\u003c\/i\u003e began a national movement of reforming Native American rights-albeit a slow one. Because of the courage and leadership of Chief Standing Bear, the pervasive spirit of indifference of most Americans toward Native Americans was disrupted by this historic decision. America would never be the same.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52600022860056,"sku":"9781496232465","price":13.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/standing-bears-quest-for-freedom-the-first-civil-rights-victory-for-native-americans-paperback-softback-9781496232465","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}