Sarah Winnemucca life timeline

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  • Birth date

    Sarah Winnemucca was born around 1844 in Western Nevada.

  • Sarah became a cheif.

    In 1860, her father and other family members died in the Pyramid Lake War, and she became acting chief at the age of 21.

  • Rejoin her tribe after marriage ended.

    She rejoined her tribe at the
    Malheur Reservation in Oregon. She worked there as an interpreter and teacher’s aid from 1875 to 1878.

  • Bannock war

    In 1878 the Bannock War broke out. Because of her knowledge of English, she
    was hired by the U.S. army as an interpreter.

  • Sarah met the president

    Winnemucca went on a tour of cities on the East Coast in 1879 to lecture about the hardships of her people.

  • Sarah writes a book

    In 1881, she published a book titled Life Among the Piutes1
    : Their Wrongs and Claims

  • Death date

    Sarah Winnemucca died.