Friday, September 29, 2017

Standing Bear Park

Standing Bear Park.
Standing Bear Park encompasses 64 acres.  Eight acres fully developed into parks, lakes, walking trails winding through the park, with interpretive plaques and sculptures.  And a 22 foot bronze statue of Ponca Chief Standing Bear.
Statue at Standing Bear Museum and Education Center
Closed

Elder and Sister Gibson

At the Standing Bear Park
they have interpretive speakers at each station.

Otoe-Missouria

Tonkawa

Osage

Kaw

Pawnee

Ponca



Kaw









Cedar Tree






Standing Bear 










Arrow Head Island


Pond



Standing Bear
famous for making a landmark speech before a U.S. District Court stating all American Indians deserved the same recognition and protection under the law as white men.


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