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US Postal Service honors civil rights leader, Ponca tribe Chief Standing Bear, with stamp

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The stamp features a portrait of Chief Standing Bear by illustrator Thomas Blackshear II, based on a black and white photograph taken in 1877.

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  1. NBC New York

    US Postal Service Releases Stamp Honoring Ponca Tribe Chief Standing Bear (opens NBC New York)

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    The stamp features a portrait by illustrator Thomas Blackshear II, based on a black and white photograph of Chief Standing Bear taken in 1877

  2. WCNC

    US Postal Service honors civil rights leader, Ponca tribe Chief Standing Bear, with stamp (opens WCNC)

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    The stamp features a portrait of Chief Standing Bear by illustrator Thomas Blackshear II, based on a black and white photograph taken in 1877.

  3. Washington Times

    U.S. Postal Service honors civil rights leader, Ponca tribe Chief Standing Bear, with stamp (opens Washington Times)

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    A Ponca tribe chief whose landmark lawsuit in 1879 established that a Native American is a person under the law was honored Friday with the unveiling of a U.S. Postal Service stamp that features his portrait.

  4. New York Times

    Native American Chief Standing Bear Is Honored on Postal Stamp (opens New York Times)

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    Chief Standing Bear’s lawsuit in 1879 ensured that Native Americans would be considered persons with inherent rights under the law.

  5. NPR

    Chief Standing Bear, Native American civil rights icon, is honored on a postal stamp (opens NPR)

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    A U.S. Postal Service Forever stamp now celebrates the Ponca chief, whose lawsuit led to a 1879 ruling that determined Native Americans were people with inherent rights under the law.

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