About Lucille Roubedeaux
Lived 1915 – 2005 (aged 90). Lucille Roubedeaux was a linguist.
Lucille Belle Robedeaux ( Matin, June 10, 1915 – November 3, 2005), sometimes spelt Roubedeaux, was a tribal leader of the Osage of Oklahoma and the last surviving native speaker of the Osage language.
Life Lucille Belle Matin was born in Wynona, Oklahoma, a daughter of Walter Jones and Maggy Helen Matin of the Eagle Clan. Her parents soon moved to Hominy, where she attended school. She was one of the last Osage to have a traditional marriage, with the exchange of many horses. On November 4, 1946, she married Lee Robedeaux, and they had children. The Osage language had then been dwindling for nearly 200 years.
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Who was Lucille Roubedeaux?
native American Osage cultural leader
When was Lucille Roubedeaux born?
Lucille Roubedeaux was born on 10 June 1915.
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Lucille Roubedeaux died on 3 November 2005.
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Lucille Roubedeaux was a linguist.
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