Seneca Chief, Army General: A Story about Ely Parker

by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk

Book Overview

Ely Parker grew up on the Tonawanda Reservation in New York in the 1830s. There he learned the ways of his people, the Seneca Indians. Ely worked many years to save his reservation from a land company, and as a result, he was made a sachem, or chief, by his people. At the same time, he was working as a translator and ambassador to bridge the gap that divided his people from the white Americans. After serving in the Civil War, Ely went on to become...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575054191
• ISBN13: 9781575054193
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Lerner Classroom
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.8" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9