Virtual Capitol Extension Lessons

5. Extension Lesson: Standing Bear: Native American Citizen

PURPOSE: Native American Citizenship and advancing the rights of people. When people think of Civil Rights in America, they may think of violence, pro-tests, and riots, or of African-American leaders such as Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, or the non-violent Martin Luther King. But one of the earliest Civil Rights cases in history involved Chief Standing Bear of the Ponca and his non-violent actions through the legal or court system.