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This autobiographical work was written by one of the country's most well-known Native American women, Sarah Winnemucca. She was a Paiute princess and a major figure in the history of Nevada; her tribe still resides primarily in the state. Life Among the Piutes deals with Winnemucca's life and the plight of the Paiute Indians. Life Among the Piutes is Winnemucca's powerful legacy to both white and Paiute cultures. Following the oral
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Frances Foster Books, Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2012
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IL: LG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Documents the life and achievements of the nineteenth-century Northern Paiute leader, examining how her aptitude for languages and diplomacy enabled her to advocate on behalf of her tribe, in a portrait complemented by hand-drawn maps and archival photographs.
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University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
2001.
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English
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Presents a biography of the Paulute Indian who dedicated her life to fight for her people as an interpreter and messenger for the U.S. Army, a speaker against the reservation system, and founder of a Native American school.
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Fields of silver and gold volume 1
Publisher
Keystone Canyon Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Sarah Winnemucca broke race, culture, and gender barriers in the late 1800s to become a champion of the Northern Paiute. As a writer and speaker, scout and interpreter, teacher and peacemaker, she fought against injustice towards native people. Her experiences took her from the foothills of the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains to San Francisco, California, from the reservations in Oregon and Washington to Washington, D.C--
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