Thomas Tibbles
American journalist · United States · On the map · Journalists · Lived 1838 to 1928 · aged 90
Thomas Henry Tibbles was an American abolitionist, writer, journalist, Native American rights activist, and politician who was born in Ohio and lived in various other places in the United States, especially Nebraska.
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Ponca Trail of Tears map from "The Ponca Tribe" by James H. Howard![The scant reservation that was given to the Ponca people is seen here towards the northernmost limit of modern-day Oklahoma. They would find this land to be largely uninhabitable.[3]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Former_Indian_Reservations_in_Oklahoma.jpg/500px-Former_Indian_Reservations_in_Oklahoma.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
The scant reservation that was given to the Ponca people is seen here towards the northernmost limit of modern-day Oklahoma. They would find this land to be largely uninhabitable.[3]
Susette "Bright Eyes" La Flesche, married to Thomas Tibbles on June 29, 1881. Remembered as an influential speaker on Native rights.About this person
Tibbles played an important role in the trial of Standing Bear, a legal battle which led to the liberation of the Ponca tribe from the Indian Territory in Oklahoma in the year 1879. This landmark case led to important improvements in the civil rights of Native Americans throughout the country and opened the door to further advancement.
