To Be Indian
Subtitle: The Life of Iroquois-Seneca Arthur Caswell Parker
Contributors: William N. Fenton (Foreword)
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: December 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780806133171
Subjects: Biography: general; History of specific racial & ethnic groups; Indigenous peoples; Native American Sociology; Biography/Autobiography; Native Americans - Northeast; Parker, Arthur Caswell,; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Mixed descent; New York; Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies; General; Anthropologists; Seneca Indians; United States; 1881-1955; Biography; Iroquois Indians
First sentence: Arthur Caswell Parker, Gawasowaneh ("Big Snow Snake") or "the Chief" as he was affectionately known by museum colleagues and friends, was born on the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation of the Seneca Nation of Indians in western New York State on April 5, 1881.
Description: "Born on the Seneca Indian Reservation in New York State, Arthur Caswell Parker (1881-1955) was a prominent intellectual leader both within and outside tribal circles. Of mixed Iroquois, Seneca, and Anglican descent, Parker was also a controversial figure - recognized as an advocate for Indians but criticized for his assimilationist stance.

In this exhaustively researched biography - the first book-length examination of Parker's life and career - Joy Porter explores complex issues of Indian identity that are as relevant today as in Parker's time."--BOOK JACKET.