Parker McKenzie
Parker Paul McKenzie (November 15, 1897, near Rainy Mountain – March 5, 1999, Mountain View) was a Kiowa Native American linguist, who developed the Kiowa language orthography used by many today.
Early life
McKenzie was born in a
McKenzie attended the Phoenix Indian School with Nettie Odlety (c. 1896 – 1978), whom he married on August 23, 1919. At school the couple wrote each other letters in Kiowa. They also were some of the earliest Kiowa
Linguistic work
When in 1918 the
Late in his life, in close cooperation with
Legacy
His contributions to the Kiowa were honored by the
Death
McKenzie died in 1999 at the age of 101 years, and was interred at Anadarko, Oklahoma.[2] After his death, he was elected to the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame.
Family
Nettie and Parker had two daughters, Esther Hayes of Mountain View and Kathryn Collier of Wewoka. They also had three sons, William, Henry, and Robert, all deceased.
Notes
- ^ Famous Freemasons, M through Z, accessed January 1, 2008
- ^ Notice of death
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