Thomas Henry Tibbles
Thomas Henry Tibbles (born May 22, 1838 in Athens , Ohio , † May 14, 1928 in Omaha , Nebraska ) was an American journalist, author, human rights activist and Indian activist.
Life
He became known through a Standing Bear v. Crook, which took place in Omaha on April 30, 1879, and in which it was determined that Indians are also people who also enjoy the right to the basic rights of the American constitution. During the trial, Chief Standing Bear of the Ponca Indians sued his internment at a military camp in Omaha, Nebraska. Standing Bear is a symbol of the oppression of the indigenous population in what is now Nebraska and the United States. Unexpectedly for all concerned, the court ruled the internment illegal and Standing Bear and his followers had to be released from internment by the US Army. Without Thomas Henry Tibbles, the trial would not have been possible. It was Tibbles who, through his articles in various daily newspapers, drew attention to the sad fate of the Ponca Indians and was able to organize defense lawyers for the chief who stood up for the chief free of charge. He wrote a book entitled 'Standing Bear and the Ponca Chiefs' about the events surrounding the trial. Tibbles was also the journalist who made the Wounded Knee massacre in December 1890 known worldwide. In 1904 Tibbles applied unsuccessfully as 'Vice President' for the Populist Party .
He was married to the Indian activist Susette La Flesche .
Works
- Thomas Henry Tibbles Standing Bear and the Ponca Chiefs Lockwood, Brooks & Co. 1880 (English)
- Thomas Henry Tibbles Hidden Power. GW Carleton & Co. 1881 (English)
- Thomas Henry Tibbles The American Peasant 1892 (English)
- Thomas Henry Tibbles Buckskin and Blanket Days autobiography
literature
- Stephen Dando-Collins, Standing Bear Is a Person: The True Story of a Native American's Quest for Justice
Web links
- Chief Standing Bear The trail ahead (English)
- www.nebraskastudies.org The trial of Standing Bear (English)
- US National Park Service Chief Standing Bear (English)
- Northern Plains Reservation Aid Biographies of Plains Indians Standing Bear - 1829-1908 (English)
- The Case of Standing Bear, Establishing Personhood under the Law (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tibbles, Thomas Henry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American journalist, author, human rights activist and American Indian activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1838 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Athens , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 1928 |
| Place of death | Omaha , Nebraska |