1856 - 1932
Lucy Thompson American Writer
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Details
| First Name |
Lucy
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| Last Name |
Thompson
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1855
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| Birthplace |
Pek-won Village, California
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| Died |
1932
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| Place of Death |
Eureka, California
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Writer
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Lucy Thompson (1853-1932) was a Native American author known for her book To the American Indian: Reminiscences of a Yurok Woman. Written in 1916, the book is intended to preserve her people's stories. The book received the American Book Award decades later in 1992. Thompson was born in the Klamath River village of Pecwan. Outside the book she is known to have come from "Yurok aristocracy" and to be married to Milton "Jim" Thompson. She intended to tell the stories of her people that were not being told by others, and to make others better understand her people and perspective, although she also criticized "whites" for practices like over-fishing. Thompson expressed that violence towards indigenous Californians were deliberate acts of genocide and she expressed concern for the continued stewardship of Klamath River salmon.
