| Date | Text | |
|---|---|---|
22 Dec 1921
James Mooney |
death James Mooney Died 22 Dec 1921 at age 60 (born 10 Feb 1861). Early American ethnographer of American Indians, especially those of the southeastern United States. His investigations of the history, heraldry, and culture of the Cherokee and Kiowa included the deciphering of the Kiowa calendar and the discovery of an ancient ritual of the North Carolina Cherokee recorded in the native script. |
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