Civil War general, Seneca leader posthumously admitted to New York State Bar

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Ely Samuel Parker, a Seneca leader and Civil War officer who served in President Ulysses S. Grant’s ...

A Native American leader who enlisted in the Union Army has been posthumously admitted to the New York bar after 176 years

At the start of the Civil War, Parker’s offer to enlist was rejected outright by another New Yorker, Secretary of State ...

Seneca Soldier and Statesman Can Finally Add Lawyer to His Legacy

Ely Samuel Parker, a Native American who served as an aide to Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War, was kept from practicing ...
Olean Times Herald

Salamanca mayor declares Native American Heritage Month in city

The history and cultural importance of the Seneca Nation and all indigenous peoples are being honored this month in the city ...
The Post-Journal

Historic State Miscues Drive Seneca Ire

Pictured are the U.S. flag and Seneca Nation of Indians flag in Irving. AP photo Signs of discontent have been evident for years along Interstate 90 east of the Silver Creek and Irving exit. Once ...
Observer Today

Stocking sturgeon: Effort restores iconic fish in creek, lake

In a groundbreaking collaboration, the New York state Department of Environmental Conservation, the Seneca Nation of Indians, ...
WIVB News 4 on MSN

Seneca leader, Civil War general to be posthumously admitted to NYS bar

A Seneca Nation leader from the Tonawanda Band of Seneca and Civil War general is set to become the first-ever Native ...