Henry Standing Bear

Henry Standing Bear (c. 1874 – 1953) ("Matȟó Nážiŋ") was an Oglala Lakota Chief. A founding member of the Society of American Indians (1911–1923), he recruited and commissioned Polish-American sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski to build the Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota.[1][2] He was a resident of Chicago's Hull House.[3]

For the television character, see Longmire (TV series).
Henry Standing Bear
Henry Standing Bear in 1879
Oglala Lakota leader
Personal details
Born
Mato Naji

1874
United States
DiedOctober 17, 1953(1953-10-17) (aged 78–79)
United States
RelationsLuther Standing Bear (brother)

His brother was writer and actor Luther Standing Bear.

References
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  1. Luther Standing Bear, "My People the Sioux," (1928), p.viii. Joseph Agonito, "Lakota Portraits: Lives of the Legendary Plains People" (hereinafter "Agonito") (2011), p.235. Donovin Arleigh Sprague, "Rosebud Sioux," p. 40 (2005)
  2. "Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation". Crazyhorsememorial .org. 2008. Archived from the original on 2015-04-13.
  3. Brown, Victoria Bissell (2004). The Education of Jane Addams. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-3747-4.


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