Short biography of ernest t seton hall
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Seton, born Ernest Evan Thompson, was an award-winning wildlife illustrator and naturalist who was also a spell-binding storyteller and lecturer, a best-selling author of animal stories, an expert in Native American Sign language, and an early supporter of the political, cultural, and spiritual rights of First Peoples.
Short biography of ernest t seton hall
He was born August 14, 1860, in South Shields, Durham, England, of Scottish ancestry (both sides of the family fought for The Old and New “Pretenders”). He was the eighth of ten brothers to reach adulthood; a sister died at age 6.
He was known by several names and nicknames throughout his life, including three given by leaders of separate North American Indigenous Nations: Ah-pas-to (Sign Talker), given by the Blackfoot Nation in 1916; Mahto Ska, given by Yanktonais Chief White Bear in 1927; and shunka sapa (Black Wolf), given by the Lakota Nation.
Black Wolf was also his Woodcraft name. Nicknames included Chief, ETS, Wolf Thompson