{"product_id":"standing-bears-quest-for-freedom-lawrence-a-dwyer-9781496232465","title":"Standing Bear's Quest for Freedom: The First Civil Rights Victory for Native Americans","description":"2023 Nebraska Book Award \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chief Standing Bear of the Ponca Nation faced arrest for leaving the U.S. government's reservation, without its permission, for the love of his son and his people. Standing Bear fought for his freedom not through armed resistance but with bold action, strong testimony, and heartfelt eloquence. He knew he and his people had suffered a great injustice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Standing Bear wanted the right to live and die with his family on the beloved land of his Ponca ancestors, located within the Great Plains of Nebraska. In telling his story, \u003ci\u003eStanding Bear's Quest for Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e relates an unprecedented civil rights victory for Native Americans: for the first time, in 1879, a federal court declared a Native American to be a \"person\"--a human being with the right to file an action for a redress of grievances in a federal court, like every other person in the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Standing Bear's victory in \u003ci\u003eStanding Bear v. Crook\u003c\/i\u003e began a national movement of reforming Native American rights--albeit a slow one. Because of the courage and leadership of Chief Standing Bear, the pervasive spirit of indifference of most Americans toward Native Americans was disrupted by this historic decision. America would never be the same.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence A. Dwyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496232461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496232465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bison Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Lawrence A. Dwyer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071514865919,"sku":"9781496232465","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c5c4b514-b58c-44ed-b478-6ea49f81d8ac.jpg?v=1685436553","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/standing-bears-quest-for-freedom-lawrence-a-dwyer-9781496232465","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}