Doris McLemore

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

Doris Jean Lamar-McLemore (April 16, 1927 – August 30, 2016) was an American teacher who was the last native speaker of the Wichita language,[1] a Caddoan language spoken by the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, indigenous to the U.S. states of Oklahoma and Texas.

  1. ^ "The Last Living Speaker of the Wichita Language" (Audio interview). NPR. January 30, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2021.