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Ely Samuel Parker (1828 – August 31, 1895), born Hasanoanda (Tonawanda Seneca), later known as Donehogawa, was an engineer, U.S. Army officer, aide to General Ulysses Grant, and Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in charge of the government's relations with Native Americans.
Ely Parker (Indian Falls, Nueva York, en aquella época parte de la Reserva India de los Tonawanda, 1828 - Fairfield, Connecticut, 1895), también llamado Hasanoanda, fue un dirigente seneca. En 1852 fue nombrado Donehogawa (Guardián de la Puerta Oriental).
Parker’s language and oratory skills paved the way for his becoming a translator, scribe and interpreter for the Seneca elders, which proved critical in a time when the Seneca were in constant conversation with the United States government.
31 de mar. de 2012 · Ely Parker - Chief, Lawyer, Engineer, and Brigadier General. General Grant and Staff - Lt. Colonel Ely S. Parker seated on far left. Parker was educated as a lawyer, but being an American Indian had been unable to sit before the bar, as he was not a U. S. citizen.
14 de sept. de 2017 · Ely Samuel Parker (born with the Native American name Hasanoanda and later known as Donehogawa) was a student of law, civil engineer and Seneca Indian leader who was a valuable informant of such well-known early anthropologists as Lewis Henry Morgan, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft and John Wesley Powell.
Ely Parker's meteoric rise in white society did not end with the Civil War. In 1865, he followed General Grant to Washington, D.C., and carved out a new place for himself in American history.
12 de jun. de 2006 · A lifelong friend and trusted aide of Ulysses S. Grant, Ely Parker rose to the top in two worlds, that of his native Seneca Indian tribe and the white man's world at large. Through the Civil War and Reconstruction he strove to serve both worlds as best he could.
