Henry Standing Bear
Oglala Lakota Chief

Henry Standing Bear

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Intro
Oglala Lakota Chief
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
Is:
Tribal chief
Work field:
Military
Birth:
1874(USA)
Death:
1953
Education:
Carlisle Indian Industrial School
Family:
Siblings:
Luther Standing Bear
The details
Biography

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.