Doris McLemore

Doris Jean Lamar-McLemore (April 16, 1927 – August 30, 2016) was an American teacher who was the last native speaker of the Wichita language, a Caddoan language spoken by the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, indigenous to the U.S. states of Oklahoma and Texas.

Doris Lamar-McLemore
Doris McLemore in 2010
Born
Doris Jean Lamar

(1927-04-16)April 16, 1927
Anadarko, Oklahoma
DiedAugust 30, 2016(2016-08-30) (aged 89)
Anadarko, Oklahoma
OccupationTeacher (of Wichita language classes)
Known forLast native speaker of the Wichita language
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