Edith 'Mato Najin" Standing Bear

Edith was an Oglala Lakota Sioux woman

Source: Badlands in South Dakota, 30 November 1899, National Park Service; Photographer: D. Luchsinger (work is in the public domain in the United States)

Census taking at Standing Rock Agency, Dakota Territory. Major McLaughlin is seated at a table on the left and Chief Gall is standing between tables holding a cane.
Source: “Facebook.” Www.facebook.com, www.facebook.com/TheLakotaSioux. Accessed 15 Apr. 2024.

Biography:
Born c. 1888, Edith Standing Bear is in Indian Census reports from 1896-1904, and with only one exception, as the granddaughter of George Chief Standing Bear and his wife Lena Hawk (aka One Horse), so her parents are unknown but she would have been the daughter of one of Georges known 14 children.

Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections, Northwestern University Libraries. "Standing Bear - Ogalala", Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian Wed May 05, 2021. https://dc.library.northwestern.edu/items/6895813e-b652-49e2-8fad-bc4b26560d35''

It is interesting to note that Tiyospaye - An Oglala Genealogy Resource, does NOT show Edith as a daughter of Chief George Stand Bear and Lena One Horse, so the granddaughter supposition seems to hold.

According to Carla Joinson in her book Vanished in Hiawatha, Edith's date of admission to the Canton Asylum is unknown, although extracting from information in the Indian censuses, she disappears after Jun 30, 1904. When admitted she was diagnosed with Sporadic cretinism (Sporadic cretinism is a type of congenital hypothyroidism, or iodine deficiency disorder, that occurs when the fetal thyroid gland doesn't develop properly. This results in decreased thyroid hormone synthesis, which can cause severely stunted physical and mental growth.

In his letter dated February 17, 1934, to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Dr. L.L. Culp advises that Edith was admitted from Allen, South Dakota, died at the Canton Asylum on May 13, 1905, at the age of 17, and is buried in the Canton Hiawatha Cemetery, tier 5 plot 7.

Her profile is part of the The Canton Asylum One Place Study.

Research Notes:
- The nationality of Edith Standing Bear was Oglala Lakota Sioux.1,2,3. Edith Standing Bear was born in 1888.1,2,3 She was listed as "grand-daughter" and residing in the home of Chief George Standing Bear on the U.S. Indian Census Rolls taken on July 1, 1892, at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Shannon Co., South Dakota, USA.1 She was listed as "grand-daughter" and residing in the home of Chief George Standing Bear on the U.S. Indian Census Rolls taken on June 30, 1895, at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Pass Creek District, Shannon Co., South Dakota, USA.3
1. [S556] 1892 Indian Census, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, M595_364, National Archives.
2. [S269] 1894 Indian Census, Pine Ridge Agency, National Archives.
3. [S371] 1910 Federal Census, New Jersey, National Archives.
Source: Stevens, Mike. “Tiyospaye - Person Page 301.” Freepages.rootsweb.com, 2 Mar. 2010, freepages.rootsweb.com/~mikestevens/genealogy/2010-p/p301.htm#i7297. Accessed 14 Apr. 2024.

Further Reading:
1. Stevens, Mike. “Tiyospaye - Person Page 301.” Freepages.rootsweb.com, 2 Mar. 2010, freepages.rootsweb.com/~mikestevens/genealogy/2010-p/p301.htm#i7297. Accessed 14 Apr. 2024.
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Sources:

1891 Jul 1 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll364unit/page/n471/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 472/479, line 5954 (GD age 4), census of the Sioux and Cheyenne of the Pine Ridge Agency

1892 Jul 1 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll364unit/page/n471/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 472/479, line 5954 (GD age 4), census of the Sioux and Cheyenne of the Pine Ridge Agency

1893 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll365unit/page/n240/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 241/503, line 5964 (GD age 4), census of the Indians of the Pine Ridge Reservation, Pass Creek District

1894 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll366unit/page/n245/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 246/514, line 5930 (GD age 6), census of the Indians of the Pine Ridge Reservation, Pass Creek District

1895 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll366unit/page/n494/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 495/514, line 5896 (GD age 7), census of the Indians of the Pine Ridge Reservation, Pass Creek District

1896 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll367unit/page/n138/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 139/655, line 5907 (GD age 8), census of the Indians of the Pine Ridge Reservation, Pass Creek District

1897 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll367unit/page/n334/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 335/655, line 5712 (GD age 9), census of the Indians of the Pine Ridge Reservation, Pass Creek District

1898 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll367unit/page/n487/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 448/655, line 5757 (GD age 10), census of the Indians of the Pine Ridge Reservation, Pass Creek District

1899 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll367unit/page/n635/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 636/655, line 5728 (GD age 11), census of the Indians of the Pine Ridge Reservation, Pass Creek District

1900 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll368unit/page/n139/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 140/622, line 5720 (age 12), census of the Indians of the Pine Ridge Reservation, Pass Creek District

1901 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll368unit/page/n281/mode/... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 282/622, line 5720 (age 13), census of the Indians of the Pine Ridge Reservation, Pass Creek District

1902 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll368unit/page/n444/mode/... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 445/622, line 5558 (Daughter age 14), census of the Indians of the Pine Ridge Reservation, Pass Creek District

1903 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll368unit/page/n592/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 593/622, line 5607 (Grand Daughter age 15), census of the Indians of the Pine Ridge Reservation, Pass Creek District

1904 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll369unit/page/n124/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 125/467, line 5625 (Gdaughter age 16), census of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Pass Creek District

1905 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll369unit/page/n269/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 270/467, line xxxx (Edith disappears, NOT shown as daughter of Lena), census of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Pass Creek District

1905 May 13 - "South Dakota, Grave Registration Records, 1940-1941", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CY84-N83Z : Sat Mar 09 13:53:01 UTC 2024), Entry for Edith Standing Bear, pg.
Name Edith Standing Bear
Sex Female
Age 17 years
Birth Year (Estimated) 1888
Death Date 1905
Event Type Burial
Event Place Presho, Lyman, South Dakota, United States
Cemetery Indian Asylum

1905 May 13 - Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14491656/edith-standing_bear: accessed April 14, 2024), memorial page for Edith Standing Bear (1888–13 May 1905), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14491656, citing Hiawatha Asylum Cemetery, Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota, USA; Maintained by Graveaddiction (contributor 46528400).

1905 May 13 - Hilton, M. (Ed.). (2023, July 10). Hiawatha Asylum for Insane Indians Historical Marker. Historical Marker. https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=183486 Photo by Ruth VanSteenwyk, July 10, 2023, courtesy of HMdb.org

Sylvia Ridley 6-12-05 · Edith Standingbear 5-13-05 · Chur-Ah-Tah-E-Kah 1-2-05

Previous data not reviewed
Same as the girl described here? - a daughter or granddaughter of Lena ‘Hawk’ Standing Bear. Edith is shown as both daughter and granddaughter to Lena Standing Bear. Both are possible; however, if she is a granddaughter, who is her Standing Bear parent?

• Edith Standing Bear, age 7, in the U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 < AncestrySharing > (1895) Granddaughter of Standing Bear & Lena Stand Bear.
• Edith Standing Bear, age 12, in the U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 < AncestrySharing > (1900) Granddaughter of Lena Standing Bear
• Edith Standing in the 1900 United States Federal Census < AncestrySharing > Name Standing Bear Edith Standing Age 11 Birth Date 1889 Birthplace South Dakota, USA Home in 1900 Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Shannon, South Dakota Street H Sheet Number 156 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation 1556 Family Number 1642 Race Indian (Native American) Relation to Head of House Daughter Parent's Name Bear Lena Standing (grandmother) Occupation Ration Indian Can Read No Can Write No Can Speak English No Neighbors View others on page Household Members 6
• Edith Standing Bear, age 13, in the U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 < AncestrySharing > (1901) Granddaughter of Lena Standing Bear.
• Edith Standing Bear, age 14, in the U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 < AncestrySharing > (1902) Daughter of Lena Standing Bear.
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