Thursday, January 24, 2008

Chief Marie Smith Jones

On Monday, January 21, 2008, Chief Marie Smith Jones, the last native speaker of Alaska's Eyak language died. In this excerpt from the 1995 Documentary, More Than Words, Chief Marie prays that her people can recover their culture.
This took place in Cordova, Alaska - a small fishing community along Prince William Sound.

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