The director of a movie about Chief Standing Bear said he remains "fully committed" to bringing the story to the big screen despite a recent Nebraska state auditor report alleging he failed to honor contractual obligations related to a $5 million state grant.
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Standing Bear, 1829-1908: Standing Bear was a Ponca chief and symbol for Native rights.
Video, photos on the Chief Standing Bear dedication at the U.S. Capitol
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (from left), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Steve Laravie Jr. and Judi gaiashkibos applaud the unveiling of a statue of Ponca Chief Standing Bear in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in 2019. Laravie is a great-great-great-great-grandson of Standing Bear.
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Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts makes remarks following the unveiling of a statue of Ponca Chief Standing Bear in Statuary Hall on Wednesday.
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Judi gaiashkibos, executive director of Nebraska's Indian Affairs, and Steve Laravie Jr., a great-great-great-great-grandson of Standing Bear, pose after the unveiling of a statue of Ponca Chief Standing Bear in Statuary Hall in 2019. The statue escaped harm in last week's Capitol attack.
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A statue of Ponca Chief Standing Bear of Nebraska, after its unveiling in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol in 2019. The statue escaped harm in last week's Capitol attack.
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A Native color guard attends the unveiling ceremony of a statue of Ponca Chief Standing Bear in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) recognizes guests including Ponca Tribal Chairman Larry Wright, Jr. (left) and Steve Laravie, Jr., (right), great-great-great-great-grandson of Standing Bear during the unveiling of a statue of Ponca Chief Standing Bear, in Statuary Hall of the US Capitol, September 18, 2019, in Washington, DC.
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Ponca Tribal Chairman Larry Wright Jr. offers the invocation during the unveiling ceremony of a statue of Ponca Chief Standing Bear in September 2019.
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A statue of Ponca Chief Standing Bear of Nebraska, after its unveiling in Statuary Hall of the US Capitol, September 18, 2019, in Washington, DC. Standing Bear, who won a groundbreaking civil rights case for his tribe, replaces William Jennings Bryan. MIKE THEILER For the Journal Star
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Author Joe Starita (left), who wrote "I Am a Man" and Judi gaiashkibos, executive director of Nebraska's Indian Affairs, pose before the unveiling of a statue of Ponca Chief Standing Bear in Statuary Hall in 2019. The statue escaped harm in last week's Capitol attack.
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) makes remarks following the unveiling of a statue of Ponca Chief Standing Bear, in Statuary Hall of the US Capitol, September 18, 2019, in Washington, DC. Standing Bear, who won a groundbreaking civil rights case for his tribe, replaces William Jennings Bryan.
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Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (from left), Rep. Jeff Fortenberry and Sen. Deb Fischer listen to remarks during an unveiling ceremony of a statue of Ponca Chief Standing Bear in Statuary Hall in September.
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Nebraska Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon pauses as he concludes remarks at an unveiling ceremony of a statue of Ponca Chief Standing Bear in Statuary Hall. Brewer is seeking to add the flags of four Native tribes to the state in the state's legislative chamber.
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Steve Laravie Jr., a great-great-great-great-grandson of Standing Bear, performs during the unveiling ceremony of Ponca Chief Standing Bear's statue in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington in 2019. The statue escaped harm in last week's Capitol attack.
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Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts makes remarks following the unveiling of a statue of Ponca Chief Standing Bear in Statuary Hall.
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Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (from left), Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, Sen. Deb Fischer, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. Roy Blunt and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi bow their heads at the conclusion of an unveiling ceremony of a statue of Ponca Chief Standing Bear in Statuary Hall.
