Standing Bear Descendant Calls For Tomahawkâs Immediate Return Following Harvard Announcement The gates leading to Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. Charles Krupa / AP Share Brett Chapman On All Things Considered | July 6, 2021 Harvard University says itâs planning to repatriate a tomahawk belonging to 19th-century Native American civil rights pioneer Standing Bear. But thereâs no set date for the tomahawkâs return, and a descendant of Standing Bear, Brett Chapman, is reiterating his stance that the school should turn the relic over immediately. Related Stories All Things Considered host Arun Rath, Chapman made his case.