Joseph Laurent
Joseph Laurent (Western Abnaki: Sozap Lolô; c. 1839–1917), was an Abenaki chief, best known for authoring an Abenaki language dictionary. He also established a trading post in New Hampshire that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Joseph Laurent | |
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Sozap Lolô | |
Laurent, from The Boston Globe in 1901 | |
| Chief of the Abenaki reserve (1880–1892) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1839 Odanak, Lower Canada |
| Died | 1917 (aged 77–78) |
| Occupation | Odanak Nation leader, teacher, trader, linguist |
| Known for | New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues (1884) |
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