Standing Bear sued the government for habeas corpus. He had been arrested while trying to bury his son on traditional Ponce ground, after the tribe had been removed to Oklahoma. He was picked up by the troops out of Fort Omaha. His blight brecame known to the community in Omaha and lead to money being raised for a lawyer. And thus the suit for habeas corpus. The trial was held in Omaha. The conclusion was that Native Americans are people and have rights. The result is that the Ponca got their traditional land back for a reservation.
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