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In 2001 Eyak elder Marie Smith Jones was honored at the Chickaloon powwow.
Published: January 22nd, 2008 12:42 PM
Last Modified: January 22nd, 2008 12:47 PM
Chief Marie Smith Jones, 89, the last full-blooded Eyak and last native speaker of the Eyak language, died of natural causes on Monday at her home in Anchorage, according to her family.
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