Hazel Sampson
Hazel M. Sampson (May 26, 1910 – February 4, 2014) was an American Klallam elder and language preservationist. Sampson was the last native speaker of the Klallam language, as well as the oldest member of the Klallam communities at the time of her death in 2014. She was a member of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe of Washington.
Hazel Sampson | |
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Ms. Hazel M. Sampson in 2011, aged 100 | |
| Born | Hazel Hall May 26, 1910 |
| Died | February 4, 2014 (aged 103) Port Angeles, Washington |
| Nationality | American/Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe of Washington |
| Known for | Tribal elder Last native speaker of the Klallam language. |
| Spouse | Edward C. Sampson |
| Parent(s) | William Hall, Ida Balch Hall |
| Relatives | Grandfather, James Balch |
The Klallam language is still spoken as a second language by some members of the four indigenous Klallam communities: the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, and the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe of Washington's Olympic Peninsula, the Port Gamble Band of S’Klallam Indians of Washington's Kitsap Peninsula, as well as the Beecher Bay Klallam of British Columbia, Canada.
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