The Seneca Man Who Wrote The Surrender Terms At Appomattox – Then Became America’s First Native Commissioner Of Indian Affairs
His traditional name — Ha-sa-no-an-da — remained with him throughout his life.
His correspondence refers to his Seneca identity with consistency and without embarrassment.
The community on the Tonawanda Reservation was his community in a meaningful sense, not merely in genealogy but in ongoing relationship.
What the Tonawanda story illustrates about Parker’s larger biography is that his navigation of the American system was always in service of something larger than personal advancement.
He wanted access to the legal profession because the legal profession was a tool that could protect his community.
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