Film
Standing Bear
Directed by Jim Sheridan and Andrew Troy · Drama, History
A journey for justice. He inspired a nation.
A depiction of the Ponca’s “Trail of Tears” march that led to the 1879 landmark trial of Standing Bear vs. the United States of America. This mostly unknown legal case helped all Native Americans to be considered “human beings” under the law, also setting legal precedent for many future civil rights matters within the U.S. courts.
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