Cornplanter, Jesse J., 1889-1957

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Dates:
Birth 1889-09-16
Death 1957-03-18
Birth 1889-09-16
Death 1957-03-18
English, Iroquoian languages

Biographical notes:

Jesse J. Cornplanter (September 16, 1889 – March 18, 1957) was an actor, artist, author, craftsman, Seneca Faithkeeper and World War I decorated veteran. The last male descendant of Cornplanter, an important 18th-century Haudenosaunee leader and war chief, his Seneca name was Hayonhwonhish (He Strokes the Rushes). He illustrated several books about Seneca and Iroquois life. Jesse Cornplanter wrote and illustrated Legends of the Longhouse (1938), which records many Iroquois traditional stories. Cornplanter was also the first Native American to play a lead in a feature film titled Hiawatha, which was released in 1913 and a year before the notable Western The Squaw Man.

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  • Cherokee language
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  • Hopi Indians
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Occupations:

  • Actor
  • Author
  • Craftsman
  • Artists
  • Actors
  • Authors
  • Craftsmen
  • Painters (artists)
  • Sculptors
  • Veterans
  • Wood-carvers

Places:

  • Genesee County, NY, US
  • Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, NY, US

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