Post by Dietmar on Sept 16, 2008 8:41:17 GMT -5
DYAR-YO-NAA-DAR-GA-DAH. One who Carries Hemlock Boughs on his Back
by Charles M. Bell (SIRIS)
English name, Caster Redeye. Was born on the Alleghany reservation; belongs to the traditionary Bear clan. Is now President of the New York Senecas. Does not speak English, but is an eloquent speaker in his native tongue. Has been a councillor three terms. Is a farmer and lumberman, and has also been a pilot for several years on the Alleghany River. Caster is a grandson of Governor Blacksnake, the famous chief of the Senecas, who died in 1859 at the age of 120 years. Age, 46; height, 5.9; head, 22 1/2; chest, 43
(from Jackson´s Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians)
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by Charles M. Bell (SIRIS)
English name, Caster Redeye. Was born on the Alleghany reservation; belongs to the traditionary Bear clan. Is now President of the New York Senecas. Does not speak English, but is an eloquent speaker in his native tongue. Has been a councillor three terms. Is a farmer and lumberman, and has also been a pilot for several years on the Alleghany River. Caster is a grandson of Governor Blacksnake, the famous chief of the Senecas, who died in 1859 at the age of 120 years. Age, 46; height, 5.9; head, 22 1/2; chest, 43
(from Jackson´s Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians)
Please add more information on him. Thanks.