The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-29
WORN or GA-WA-SO-WA-NEH.
H0uns Indlnn GAthers Historical NlateFIA
About Nh Own PpOple.

AAUuN ~ WV FNNNANs
He signs his letters 'AFthuF C. Parker. :
but in the quiss Of his own home he pre-
fer. 90 bs called s0a-Na-so- WA-nsh. :
In English this means 'Snowslids' and
i the name given him In inianry on the
Indian reservation.
Mr.. Parker - proud of the fact that h.
!. a hereditary chief Of the ancient Iro-
quols Indians He openly prOclaims that
despite a college education and long
association with whites bis whole heart
and interest are hound up in the pSOpls
from whom hs sprsnG--tbs Romans Of
the New World a. he calls them.
Il b this attitude and ~ resultant seal
says the RookkesPsr. which have MAIDS
Mr.. Parker a success a. STATE ArchROlO-
Rist o. New YOrk. thu position he has held
with honor for the last four year,.
In New York State there are str Indian
re-srvations containing to-day about
oo0 full blOoded redskins. These psoplS
atill maintain a nominal national inde-
Isndencs and are governing. thus
being able 20 kesp alive their ancient
customs and religion.
FOR this reason a. well ~ for tho fact
that the present reservations were their
special domains a. far hack a. the French
explorations New York presents one II
the most fruitful and interesting fields
for archaeological and chronological 70
search in this country.
To uncover the rich mine o. data hid
den there requires q vast amount 81 tart
MANY men have tried II and got nothing
for their pains. No, until the State Do
cidsd 70 appoint . State Archaeological
and Oa-Wa-sO-wa-neh- or Mr.. Parker -
won the once by virtue of his vol nigh
perteot civil service examination did
New York really begin 20 have a place %
the archaeological map
From the moment he undertook the WORT
progress was MARRIED. By virtue Of IN
indian ancestry h had Aooeas 20 much
that had been denied former inv esti.
Rators. and this he has turned % good
account RcaFcsly had hs beep appointed
before he uncovered q village and strong.
hold Of the Erie Indians which had beer
previously unknown.
He has alsO recorded hundreds Of fOlk
tales. translated the rituals Of Indian
/ secr.t and social aocisties. made phonO-
I sonaS. photographed their mysterious
FitsS and dslved into the ssOrBts q their
/ frataPnitias Tie oOlleCtion Of rslics HI
! has Rnfhsrsd while engaged IN this WOrh
now sfoFpd az the state MUSEUM e Alhany
/ h one % ths finest % 10 kind.
/ And al this when he 10 not Yet %. Born
on the CattarauEus reservation IN ba9l
Whan still quite young NJ. Parker va
moved tO Ons % tho suburbs % View York
/ His mother 10 Of scotch English ancestry
and was TOR . long tine q tsachsf In IN
Thomas Indian school. where she had
Mr.. Parker's father Tor q pupil and va
! 4 4 hill hlnodad Indian. coming o. q ioBa
line % chiofa. among whom vas Gen
Ely T. PARKER. the military sscretAry u
Gen. Grant
n vas from his father that yOuna
Parker inherited hia affection Tor IN
Indian raos, and later when he took "a
the study % anthropology under Prot
Frederick W. Putnem Of Harvard q b..
came HE irrepFessible ambition 10 tal
the trlls story Of he psopis whose his
tory has been written only By theil
written GeveFAl volumes Tor the STAT
library and given numerous Illuminating
Indian lectures.
His mogt ambitious task. however,
u the designing % . agries Of heroic
groups rspFegen1'nG he daily llfa q thl
aboriginal New gOFE tFibea, on the wal
path and IN tiIna9 u peaos. he b a. wpFi
upon thie nov. and UPON 10 completinI
VII install u d Ne nv 9lqee fdunnaldna
Building nov being eFaoisd. ~. RnrEtrl
wife. Who ul1 a. IndiaR Mnttfn ard
uaeHlhoy ~ Ne 8hanasi tFiile. y nnsl1ll4'
him IN the.