Sesostrie Youchigant
Sesostrie Youchigant, also known as Sam Young (born c. 1870;[1] died December 6, 1948),[2] was a chief of the Tunica-Biloxi tribe and the last known native speaker of the Tunica language.[1][3] He worked with linguist Mary Haas in 1933 (and during four subsequent visits between 1933 and 1938) to describe what he remembered of the language, which he had learned as a child.[1] Haas's 1935 doctoral dissertation, A Grammar of the Tunica Language, was a result of this collaboration.[4] Haas's Tunica Texts (1950) and much of Tunica Dictionary (1953) are also based on her work with Youchigant.[1][5]
Sesostrie Youchigant | |
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| Born | c. 1870 |
| Died | December 6, 1948 |
| Other names | Sam Young |
References
- 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.
- Haas, Mary R. (1935). A Grammar of the Tunica Language (Ph.D. thesis). Yale University.
- Haas, Mary R. (1953). Tunica Dictionary. University of California Press.
External links
- Photograph of Sesostrie Youchigant, taken by Mary Haas, American Philosophical Society
- Article about the history of the Tunica-Biloxi tribe with a photo of Sesostrie Youchigant
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