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”
That request carried enormous emotional weight, but it also created a political problem.
Standing Bear could not simply buy a ticket north or decide to move back.
Federal authorities regarded the Ponca as confined to their reservation in Indian Territory.
Leaving without permission meant defying the system that had placed them there.
Standing Bear chose the promise.
In January 1879, he left Indian Territory with members of his family and a small group of followers.
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