Potts, Marie, 1895-1978
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Fuller Name
- Marie Mason
Variants
- Chankutpan, 1895-1978
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1895
Death Date
- 1978
Has Affiliation
- Organization: American Indian Press Association
- Organization: Federated Indians of California Inter-Tribal Council
- Organization: Smoke Signal
Birth Place
- Big Meadows (Calif.)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Writing
History
Activism
Occupation
Author
Native American historian
Activist
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Sources
- found: Her The Northern Maidu, 2007:title page (Marie Potts) back cover (Marie Potts, author of The Northern Maidu and a leader among her people, born in 1895 at Big Meadows, California, attended Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania, returned to California where she married, had five children, and began an unceasing effort to improve the lives of all Native Americans, played a key role in establishing the American Indian Press Association and was co-founder of the Federated Indians of California Inter-Tribal Council, also founded "Smoke Signal" the oldest Indian newspaper in America, Chankutpan is her Maidu name)
- found: ipl2 website, May 22, 2014(Marie Potts, 1895-1978, Marie Mason Potts wrote about the history and culture of her native Maidu people)
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Change Notes
- 2014-05-27: new
- 2014-05-28: revised
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