Properties (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical figure
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:Seneca_Nation |
| gptkbp:awards |
Honorary_Doctorate_from_Rensselaer_Polytechnic_Institute
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| gptkbp:birthDate |
1828-03-03
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Seneca_Nation_of_Indians
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| gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Cemetery,_Buffalo,_New_York
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| gptkbp:children |
Ely_Parker_Jr.
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| gptkbp:contribution |
Negotiated_treaties_for_Native_Americans
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| gptkbp:deathDate |
1895-08-31
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| gptkbp:deathPlace |
New_York_City,_New_York
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| gptkbp:descendant |
Parker_family
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Rensselaer_Polytechnic_Institute
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| gptkbp:fullName |
Ely_Samuel_Parker
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ely S. Parker
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| gptkbp:image |
Ely_S._Parker_portrait
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Native_American_rights_movement
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Seneca culture
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
being the first Native American to hold the position of Commissioner of Indian Affairs
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Advocate_for_Native_American_rights
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| gptkbp:militaryService |
gptkb:Union_Army
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| gptkbp:nationality |
Seneca
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Participated in the 1876 Centennial Exposition
Served as a delegate to the 1880 Republican National Convention Testified_before_Congress_on_Native_American_issues Participated_in_the_establishment_of_the_Indian_Rights_Association. Advocated_for_land_rights_for_Native_Americans Helped_establish_the_Indian_Rights_Association Participated_in_the_surrender_of_Robert_E._Lee Promoted_education_for_Native_American_children Promoted_the_rights_of_Native_American_veterans Worked_to_secure_funding_for_Native_American_programs Served_as_a_military_secretary_to_Ulysses_S._Grant Testified_about_the_Dawes_Act Worked_on_the_Indian_Appropriations_Act Worked_on_the_construction_of_the_Erie_Canal Worked_with_the_Bureau_of_Indian_Affairs Wrote_reports_on_Native_American_conditions Advocated_for_the_preservation_of_Native_American_languages Promoted_the_establishment_of_Native_American_schools Appointed_as_Commissioner_of_Indian_Affairs_in_1869 Advocated_for_the_return_of_Native_American_artifacts Participated_in_the_founding_of_the_National_Indian_Association Advocated_for_the_rights_of_Native_Americans_in_Washington,_D.C. Worked_to_improve_living_conditions_for_Native_Americans |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Commissioner_of_Indian_Affairs
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| gptkbp:occupation |
politician
engineer |
| gptkbp:rank |
Brigadier General
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| gptkbp:servedIn |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:signature |
Ely_S._Parker's_signature
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_Parker
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