Standing Bear v. Crook

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf court case
gptkbp:aftermath Standing_Bear_became_a_spokesperson_for_Native_rights
gptkbp:appeal No appeal filed
gptkbp:caseOutcome Influenced civil rights law
Influenced_public_opinion_on_Native_American_rights
Memorials_established_in_honor_of_Standing_Bear
Standing_Bear's_freedom_affirmed
gptkbp:caseTypes Not applicable
Civil rights case
gptkbp:court Writ of habeas corpus granted
gptkbp:culturalImpact Symbol_of_Native_American_resistance
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:United_States_District_Court
gptkbp:hasPublications Subsequent cases built on its principles
gptkbp:hasRecognition Recognized in legal textbooks
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Post-Civil_War_America
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Considered_a_landmark_case_in_U.S._legal_history
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Paved_the_way_for_future_legal_battles_for_Native_Americans
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Standing Bear v. Crook
gptkbp:impact Raised_awareness_of_Native_American_issues
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Indian_Citizenship_Act_of_1924
gptkbp:involved gptkb:General_Crook
gptkb:Standing_Bear
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Judge_Elmer_S._Dundy
Judge_Dundy's_opinion
gptkbp:legalStatus Federal court
Habeas corpus
Lawyers for Standing Bear
Native_American_rights
Lawyers_for_Crook
Standing_Bear_was_allowed_to_return_to_his_people
gptkbp:location gptkb:Nebraska
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Covered by national newspapers
gptkbp:notableFeature Documented in historical archives
Analyzed in legal studies
Court transcripts available
Criticized for its limitations
Less than a month
Influenced_Native_American_activism
Still_relevant_in_discussions_of_Native_American_rights
gptkbp:notableQuote "I am a man"
gptkbp:outcome Standing_Bear_was_recognized_as_a_person
gptkbp:precedent Influenced_future_Native_American_legal_cases
gptkbp:publicAccess Support from various civil rights groups
gptkbp:relatedEvent U.S._government_policies_towards_Native_Americans
Omaha_Indian_Reservation_issues
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:General_George_Crook
gptkb:Chief_Standing_Bear
gptkb:United_States_v._Kagama
gptkb:Cherokee_Nation_v._Georgia
gptkbp:significance First case to affirm that Native Americans are persons under the law
gptkbp:year 1879
gptkbp:yearEstablished April 1879
March 1879