Chief Standing Bear, whose 1879 lawsuit and celebrated I Am a Man courtroom speech led to the recognition of Native American legal rights, was honored on Friday with a Forever stamp featuring his portrait.A leader of the small Ponca tribe in northeastern Nebraska, Chief Standing Bear successfully fought in court for Native Americans to be considered persons in the United States with the same rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as other Americans and not as wards of the government.
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