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Lifetime: 1844 - 1891 Passed: ≈ 134 years ago

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Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins

Books by Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins

Life among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims Cover image

Life among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims

History Memoir Non-Fiction
Military Indigenous Native American Assimilation Western Expansion Oral History Cultural Conflict Paiute Treaty Violations Bureau of Indian Affairs BIA Reservation

Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins, a Paiute woman often referred to as a 'princess,' penned this powerful memoir detailing the tumultuous early years of her people's interactions with American settlers, military forces, and government agents. Her vivid accoun...