Sarah Winnemucca Biography
- Early years
- Captain Truckee's Story
- Coming to terms with whites
- Changing times for the Paiutes
- A daring rescue
- Speaking out for her people
- For More Information
Born c. 1844
Near Humboldt Lake, in Nevada
Died October 16, 1891
Henry's Lake, Idaho
Native American rights advocate, author, interpreter, and lecturer
"We will look on her as our chieftain, for none of us are worthy of being chief but her."
Chief Winnemucca quoted in Sarah Winnemucca: Northern Paiute Writer and Diplomat.
As tensions between Native Americans and whites increased on the...
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