Nativity Of Our Lord School Mn

Nativity Of Our Lord School Mn

Nativity Of Our Lord School Mn

Eli Parker

In light of Native American Awareness Month, I would like to introduce you to a man named Eli Parker. He was born on the Seneca reservation in Tonawanda, NY in 1828. He was raised in mission schools and was fully bi-lingual.

He studied Law but was not allowed to take the state Bar exam because, as an Indian, he was not considered a US citizen. Native Americans were not considered citizens until 1924. Instead he went to college at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering. He worked on numerous projects in New York and Illinois.