Sarah Winnemucca
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Sarah Winnemucca was a 19th-century Northern Paiute author, educator, and activist known for her advocacy for Native American rights and her influential autobiography "Life Among the Piutes."
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| Life Among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims | 0 |
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| instanceOf |
Native American rights activist
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activist ⓘ autobiographer ⓘ autobiography ⓘ educator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Princess Sarah
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Thoc-me-tony NERFINISHED ⓘ Thocmetony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Sarah Winnemucca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth |
1844
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circa 1844 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1891 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Catholic school in San Jose, California ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Native American ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Northern Paiute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Chief Winnemucca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | a school for Native American children near Lovelock, Nevada ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Northern Paiute leadership
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advocacy for Native American rights ⓘ writing one of the first autobiographies by a Native American woman ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Northern Paiute NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Northern Paiute people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Native American civil rights ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
lectured widely in the eastern United States on Native American issues
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met with U.S. government officials to advocate for Paiute land and rights ⓘ served as an interpreter and scout for the U.S. Army during the Bannock War ⓘ |
| notableWork | Life Among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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educator ⓘ interpreter ⓘ lecturer ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | near Humboldt Lake, Nevada Territory ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Henry County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Natchez
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Numaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Nevada Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biographies about Northern Paiute leaders
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scholarly studies in Native American literature ⓘ |
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