Episode 1: Ely Parker, A Real American

Description

For Native American Heritage Month, come explore Ely Parker, a Seneca man and close friend of Ulysses S. Grant. Discover how a non-citizen penned the terms of surrender to end the American Civil War and then later became the first Native American to hold office of Commissioner of Bureau Of Indian Affairs during Grant's administration.

Duration

22 minutes, 19 seconds

Credit

NPS / Jeff Stein

Date Created

11/19/2020

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