Marie Smith Jones
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Marie Smith Jones was an American Indigenous elder and language activist known as the last fluent speaker of the Eyak language of Alaska.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous elder
ⓘ
human ⓘ language activist ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 89 ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | last native speaker of Eyak ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | North America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-05-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-01-21 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Alaska Native
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eyak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Smith Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Marie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
efforts to preserve the Eyak language
ⓘ
raising awareness about endangered Indigenous languages ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Eyak language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Indigenous rights activism
ⓘ
language revitalization ⓘ |
| name | Marie Smith Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Eyak language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the last fluent speaker of the Eyak language ⓘ |
| occupation | language activist ⓘ |
| partOf | Eyak people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cordova, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Anchorage, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Anchorage, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
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