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A life remembered

Tributes and documentaries about Standing Bears, made by the people who knew and filmed him.

His Celebration of Life

Song for Standing Bears

Kristin Hoffmann

Written live at his Graduation / Celebration of Life, July 21, 2026.

Celebration of Life, Online

Graduation / Celebration of Life, July 21, 2026

With words from Drs. JJ and Desiree Hurtak, Zenka Caro, Kristin Hoffmann, Tara Deliberto, Alan Steinfeld, Grandfather GrayWolf, Rhiannon Catalyst, Matthew James Bailey, Big Bear, Gary Walthers, Melissa Jolly Graves, Gwen, Coffee Rain, Carole Groh, Tara Ashton, and Tom Snellgrove.

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Collin Big Bear

A clip from the Online Celebration of Life.

Celebration of Life, In Person, Sedona

Sedona, Arizona, July 12, 2026

With Adam Yellow Bird, Zenka Caro, Grandfather Jim GrayWolf, Lisa Rosenbloom, and others.

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A Life Remembered

With Ben Bowler, Tracy Potter, Daryl Henderson, Becky Suzik, Robert, and Nora.

From Separation to Ceremony

In Bear Skin

A film by Laetitia Merli · Vision Globale

Full Circle

The story of Wayne Snellgrove and the 60s Scoop · Dina Six TV

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If his story sits heavily with you

You don't have to carry it alone. That was the whole of what he taught. We Are the Medicine still gathers, and all are welcome.

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