STANDING BEAR WAS ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO GO HOME – THEN HIS CASE FORCED A U.S. COURT TO DECIDE IF A NATIVE MAN WAS A “PERSON”

The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska describes the forced march as a defining trauma.

History Nebraska likewise records the removal as a journey of more than 500 miles.

Standing Bear was not moving toward opportunity.

He was being compelled to leave a place he did not want to surrender.

And the journey itself soon became deadly.

THE ROAD SOUTH TOOK MEMBERS OF STANDING BEAR’S FAMILY BEFORE IT TOOK HIS SON