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Also Known As Thoc-me-tony • Thocmectony • Sally Winnemucca • Tocmectone • Sarah Hopkins Winnemucca
Born c.1844 • Mexico
Died October 16, 1891 • Montana
Notable Works “Life Among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims”

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