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Turkey Tayac | |
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| Piscataway leader | |
| Succeeded by | Billy Redwing Tayac (son) of Piscataway Indian Nation and Tayac Territory |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Philip Sheridan Proctor 1895 Charles County, Maryland |
| Died | 1978 |
| Resting place | Moyaone Indian Burial Ground, Accokeek, Prince George's County, Maryland |
Turkey Tayac, legally Philip Sheridan Proctor (1895–1978), was a Piscataway leader and herbal medicine practitioner; he was notable in Native American activism for tribal and cultural revival in the 20th century. He had some knowledge of the Piscataway language and was consulted by the Algonquian linguist, Ives Goddard, as well as Julian Granberry.