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http://aprn.org/2008/01/22/eyak-language-dies-with-its-last-speaker/
Her beautiful loving visage is on the website above.
Eyak language dies with its last speaker
Tue, January 22, 2008
Posted in Alaska News, Top Stories
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Chief Marie Smith Jones in 2004
The last traditional speaker of the Eyak language died yesterday,
making the language extinct. Eyak Chief Marie Smith Jones was 89 years
old. She was the last person to have learned the language the
traditional way, taught as a child from her parents.
Her long-time language documentarian, linguist Dr. Michael Krauss
began working with her in 1962. He says Chief Marie kept the language
going for many years after her older sister died in the early 1990s.
Chief Marie had 9 children; 7 are still living. Her funeral will be
held in Anchorage on Friday at the St. Innocent Russian Orthodox
Cathedral. Viewing is at 11:00 a.m. and services are at 1:00 p.m.
Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage |
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