News of Chief Standing Bear’s Pipe Tomahawk
Ongoing discussions regarding the homecoming of Chief Standing Bear’s pipe tomahawk to the Ponca...
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Category: Chief Standing Bear
Chief Standing Bear Watches as Second Impeachment Trial Begins
Ponca Chief Standing Bear watches over national leaders as they make their way through Statuary...
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2021 Chief Standing Bear Scholarship Applications Now Open
The Chief Standing Bear Scholarship was created in 2017 to support post-secondary education for...
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Chief Standing Bear Sculpture residing in the National Statuary Hall Unscathed
While the country watched the insurrection at the United States Capitol, many grew unsure and even...
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MOSAIC FILM FESTIVAL
The Lied Center’s MOSAIC series strives to present work that is idea-driven, curiosity-fueled, and...
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36 Sworn in as New United States Citizens
Thirty six men and women were sworn in during back to back Naturalization ceremonies on June 22 on...
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Chief Standing Bear, Who Fought for Native American Freedoms, Is Honored With a Statue in the Capitol
In the late 19th century, the Ponca people were forced off their last remaining sliver of land in...
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Ponca Chief Standing Bear completes one last journey of triumph
Monday, September 23, 2019 By Kevin Abourezk Each year, nearly 3 million people visit the...
Read MoreChief Standing Bear, who ‘changed the course of history,’ is honored with statue in U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON — American history books have often overlooked Standing Bear, but for millions of U.S. Capitol visitors, the Ponca chief will now be impossible to miss. A towering bronze statue of the chief, his hand held out before...
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Chief Standing Bear takes his place in U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON — All of the dignitaries are here. The speaker of the House and the minority leader of...
Read MoreChief Standing Bear statue unveiled in DC
LINCOLN, Neb. – A statue of Chief Standing Bear now lives in our nation’s capitol. The Nebraskan is a civil rights icon who paved to way for countless Native Americans and his statue is set to be a permanent reminder to...
Read MoreChief Standing Bear Sculpture to Be Unveiled at U. S. Capitol
Date: September 11, 2019For More Information Contact:Judi gaiashkibos, Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs, 402-471-3475Chief Standing Bear Sculpture to Be Unveiled at U. S. CapitolA monumental bronze sculpture honoring...
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