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Sesostrie Youchigant
Sesostrie Youchigant | |
|---|---|
_(19800212214).jpg) Youchigant in 1901 | |
| Born | c. 1870 |
| Died | December 6, 1948 |
| Other names | Sam Young |
| Occupation | tribal leader |
| Known for | last speaker of Tunica language |
| Term | 1911–1921[1] |
| Successor | Ernest Pierite[1] |
Sesostrie Youchigant, also known as Sam Young (c. 1870[2] – December 6, 1948),[3] was a chief of the Tunica-Biloxi tribe and the last known native speaker of the Tunica language.[2][4]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
tlpwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Haas, Mary R. (1950). Tunica Texts. University of California Press.
- ^ Pierite, Joseph. 1964. Letter to Mary Haas. Mary R. Haas Papers. Mss.Ms.Coll.94. American Philosophical Society Library. Philadelphia.
- ^ United States Department of the Interior (1980). "Recommendation and summary of evidence for proposed finding for Federal acknowledgment of the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana pursuant to 25 CFR 54". Office of Federal Acknowledgement.
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