The Standing Bear Controversy Prelude to Indian Reform |
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| Author:
| Mathes, Valerie Sherer
Lowitt, Richard |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-02852-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2003 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $37.00 |
Book Description:
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In the spring of 1877 government officials forcibly removed members of the Ponca tribe from their homelands in the southeastern corner of Dakota territory, relocating them in the Indian Territory in Oklahoma. When Ponca Chief Standing Bear attempted to lead a group of his people home he was arrested, detained, and put on trial. In this book ......
In the spring of 1877 government officials forcibly removed members of the Ponca tribe from their homelands in the southeastern corner of Dakota territory, relocating them in the Indian Territory in Oklahoma. When Ponca Chief Standing Bear attempted to lead a group of his people home he was arrested, detained, and put on trial. In this book ......