Native elder saved her tribe's language. Her Tulare County family vows to 'keep it going' [fresnobee.com]

Karen Clemmer 11/4/2112:00 PM

By Carmen Kohlruss, The Fresno Bee, October 8, 2021

Marie Wilcox was once the last fluent speaker of Wukchumni.

She worked tirelessly to change that, what started with writing down words in her native language over 20 years ago.

Today, there are at least three fluent Wukchumni speakers, all members of her family, said her daughter, Jennifer Malone. She’s included in that trio.

Wilcox died Sept. 25 at age 87 in a Visalia hospital with the great hope they will continue her language work. Malone said there’s no question about that.

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