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Juana Maria
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Juana Maria, better known to history as the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island, was a Native Californian woman who was the last surviving member of her tribe, the Nicoleño. She lived alone on San Nicolas Island off the coast of Alta California from 1835 until her removal from the island in 1853. Scott O'Dell's award-winning children's novel Island of the Blue Dolphins (1960) was inspired by her story. She was the last native speaker of the Nicoleño language.
A Native American woman believed to be Juana Maria
A Native American woman believed to be Juana Maria
A plaque commemorating Juana Maria at Santa Barbara Mission cemetery, placed there by the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1928.
A plaque commemorating Juana Maria at Santa Barbara Mission cemetery, placed there by the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1928.
Statue of Juana Maria and child in Santa Barbara, California, at the intersection of State Street & Victoria Street.
Statue of Juana Maria and child in Santa Barbara, California, at the intersection of State Street & Victoria Street.
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The Nicoleño were an Uto-Aztecan people who lived on San Nicolas Island in California. Its population was "left devastated by a massacre in 1811 by sea otter hunters". Its last surviving member was given the name Juana Maria, who was born before 1811 and died in 1853.
Juana Maria, the last surviving member of the Nicoleño people
Juana Maria, the last surviving member of the Nicoleño people