1. Hazel M Sampson was an American Klallam elder and language preservationist.
11 Facts About Hazel Sampson
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Hazel Sampson was a member of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe of Washington.
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Hazel Sampson was the granddaughter of Chief James Balch, the founder of Jamestown and the namesake of both the town and the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe of Washington.
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Hazel Sampson's parents taught her the Klallam language as a native speaker, though she later learned English as a second language.
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Hazel Sampson was married to Edward Sampson for 75 years, until his death in 1995.
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Hazel Sampson was a member of the Jamestown S'Klallam Band, which was established as a separate Klallam political entity during the 1980s.
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Hazel Sampson was a key contributor in the work to preserve the Klallam language.
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Hazel Sampson used terms and definitions contributed by Hazel Sampson, Smith and Charles to compile the dictionary.
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Hazel Sampson had declined to be named as an official member of Montler and Valadez's project, citing tradition.
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Hazel Sampson resided in her Port Angeles home until her death on February 4,2014, at the age of 103.
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Hazel Sampson's death marked the passing of the last native speaker of Klallam, though some younger members continued to speak it as a second language.