Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Luther Standing Bear
Born: December, 1868
Died: February 19, 1939 (aged 70)
Bio: Luther Standing Bear was an Oglala Lakota chief notable in American history as an Native American author, educator, philosopher, and actor of the twentieth century.
Known for:
- My People the Sioux (1928)
- Land of the spotted eagle (1933)
- My Indian Boyhood (1931)
- Stories of the Sioux (1934)