Golf in Ponca

Ponca in Dixon County is a small community near the Missouri River in northeastern Nebraska with an historical significance far exceeding its modest size. The surrounding area is associated with the Ponca tribe's remarkable 1877 forced removal to Indian Territory and the subsequent 1,500-mile walk of Chief Standing Bear back to Nebraska — a journey that led to the 1879 federal court ruling in Standing Bear v. Crook, which established for the first time that Native Americans were persons with legal standing under the law. Highland Oaks Golf Course serves a community carrying this profound legal heritage. The 1879 Standing Bear v. Crook ruling — establishing Native Americans as persons with legal standing under the law — is commemorated at the Standing Bear Lake recreation area nearby. Highland Oaks Golf Course serves a community with a legal heritage that resonates beyond the borders of Ponca and beyond the borders of Nebraska.