linguist Carobeth Laird

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Carobeth Laird was an American linguist and ethnographer known for her pioneering documentation of Native American languages and cultures, particularly among the Chemehuevi people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnographer
human
linguist
writer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroupDocumented Chemehuevi
Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin
surface form: "Native Americans in the Great Basin"
fieldOfWork Chemehuevi language
Native American linguistics
Uto-Aztecan
surface form: "Uto-Aztecan languages"

anthropology
ethnography
genre autobiographical writing
ethnography
hasGender female
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement 20th-century American anthropology
notableFor detailed life histories of Native American individuals
ethnographic work on Chemehuevi people
pioneering documentation of Chemehuevi language
notableWork Encounter with an Angry God
Chemehuevi
surface form: "The Chemehuevis"
occupation author
ethnographer
linguist
placeOfActivity southwestern United States
surface form: "American Southwest"

California, United States
surface form: "California"
studied Chemehuevi language
Chemehuevi people
Native American cultures
wroteAbout cultural change among Chemehuevi people
missionization of Native Americans
personal experiences in anthropological fieldwork

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Chemehuevi language documentedBy linguist Carobeth Laird

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