NOMOAR™ logo NOMOAR™

Seeded for statewide archive coverage; review welcome.

← Timeline

1879

institutional court case legislation

Standing Bear v. Crook

Omaha, Nebraska, NE · On map

Standing Bear v. Crook
Standing Bear v. Crook

Ponca leader Standing Bear's habeas corpus case established that Native Americans are "persons" under U.S. law, a landmark challenge to forced removal and denial of legal personhood.

Embed this entry

Use this code to embed this event on another site.

<iframe src="https://nomoar.com/Embed/Event/standing-bear-v-crook/" width="420" height="520" style="max-width:100%;border:1px solid #333;border-radius:8px;" title="Standing Bear v. Crook" loading="lazy"></iframe>

Preview embed · oEmbed JSON

Related archive entries

Curated picks, shared tags, state, or decade. Browse the timeline.

Indigenous Land & treaties

Primary sources & references

Links, uploads, and classroom context notes.