Sarah Winnemucca had two names. One or her names was Thocmentony, which means “shell flower” in Paiute. (3) Sarah also was very adept at learning different languages, and learned English, Spanish and three Indian dialects. (6) Sarah Winnemucca is famous for many things in her life. Her childhood and full of different cultures and activities. (2) Her adult life had many adventures as she traveled the country to help Native American rights. Sarah Winnemucca’s life ended in sadness, anger and disappointments for herself and many others as the government refused to fulfill their promises. Sarah Winnemucca is best known for her book, “Life Among the Piutes; Their Wrongs and Claims (1883).” This book had valuable information about Puites life and…show more content… Sarah was born around the year 1844, and no one, not even Sarah, knew exactly when she was born. Sarah was first introduced the white culture around the age of six when her grandfather insisted she go with him to California. At first she was frightened, but enjoyed the luxuries of beds, chairs, and the new foods. Around the age of 13, Sarah’s grandfather arranged for Sarah and her sister to become part of a white household. This was near the area of Genoa, Nevada. Around the age of fourteen, Sarah had already learned five more languages; English, Spanish, and three new Indian dialects. (2) Sarah and her sister’s final visit to the white cultures happened around the age of 17. (7) They were fulfilling her grandfather’s deathbed request, and promised to go to a white school to be educated, and the school was in San Jose, California. Sarah Winnemucca’s childhood was influenced greatly by her grandfather and the white culture, it was exciting, and without those experiences, Sarah would not be known today.…show more content… For most of her life, Sarah Winnemucca was a translator and the voice of the Native America, and she worked for the army as an interpreter for the tribes of the Shoshone and Paiute after she persuaded her father to move all the Paiute tribes on the Pyramid Lake Reservation. Also, in 1870, she met with General John Schofield and John Jones. There she complained about the treatment that the indians were receiving. Both men claimed this was not their fault. The government then made the Paiute Nation move to the Malheur Reservation. (4) (6) There she became friends with the Indian agent there, Samuel Parrish, whose agricultural program helped the Indians, so to repay the act of kindness, Sarah acted as his interpreter. (4) (6) Then ,in 1871, Sarah married Edward Bartlett, who was not supportive of her Indian rights movement, and that marriage ended in divorce in 1876. Sarah then started to work on changing the treatment towards indians, and she protested in Washington D.C. about the removal of the indians in Yakima Reservation. She, again, was given empty promises from the government. In 1882, Sarah got married again to Lt. Lewis H. Hopkins, who was supportive of her work and she still protested for indian rights in California. Sarah Winnemucca went through a lot of couriers in her adult life, and each one was to help her people. She was active in the indian
