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About Arthur C. Parker / Gáwasowaneh
Arthur C. Parker was an American archaeologist, historian, folklorist, museologist and noted authority on Native American culture. Of Seneca and Scots-English descent, he was director of the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences from 1924 to 1945, when he developed its holdings and research into numerous disciplines for the Genesee Region. He was an honorary trustee of the New York State Historical Association. In 1935 he was elected first president of the Society for American Archaeology. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
Note: Parker was culturally and genetically Seneca, but enrollment into the Seneca Nation of Indians is based on the mother's enrollment status. Since Parker's mother was not Seneca, he was not eligible for tribal enrollment. Circa 1903, Parker "was adopted into the Seneca Bear Clan and given one of the 'free' names within the clan set. ... The name Parker was given, Gáwasowaneh, meaning 'Big Snow Snake,' was ceremonial and bore no specific personal reference." (Porter, pp. 51-52)
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- "Arthur C Parker." New York State Death Index, 1880-1956 via MyHeritage. < link > Accessed 28 December 2021.
- Name: Arthur C Parker; Gender: Male; Birth: Circa 1882; Death: Jan 1 1955 - Italy, Yates, New York, United States; Age: 73; File #: 7340.
- "Arthur Caswell Parker Papers, 1915-1953." New York State Library. < link > Accessed 25 December 2021.
- "Arthur C. Parker." Wikipedia, revision of 7 December 2021. < link > Accessed 28 December 2021.
- "Arthur, Beulah, and Bertha: The Extended Parker Family." Lamoka Ledger, published 25 March 2014. < link > Accessed 20 December 2021.
- "Marriage Unites Abenaki and Seneca Tribes." Boston Daily Globe via ProQuest Historic Newspapers, published 28 July 1904, p. 6.
- "Parker, Arthur Caswell." Encyclopedia of World Biography, published 2019. < link > Accessed 28 December 2021.
- Porter, Joy. To be Indian: The Life of Iroquois-Seneca Arthur Caswell Parker, pp. 5, 51-52. Norman, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press, 2001.
- Siegel, John Robert. "Two cultures, one cause: Biculturalism and Native American reform in the career of Arthur Caswell Parker (Gawasowaneh), 1906-1925." Purdue University, published August 1993. < link > Accessed 28 December 2021.
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Arthur C. Parker / Gáwasowaneh's Timeline
| 1881 |
April 5, 1881
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Cattaraugus Reservation, Erie County, New York, United States
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| 1906 |
January 9, 1906
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New York, United States
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| 1907 |
August 30, 1907
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Chautauqua County, New York, United States
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| 1955 |
January 1, 1955
Age 73
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Nunda-wah-oh, Italy, Yates County, New York, United States
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