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Harriet Estelle Turner

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Harriet Estelle Turner

Birth
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
Death
14 Jun 2015 (aged 95)
Washington, USA
Burial
Lynnwood, Snohomish County, Washington, USA Add to Map
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Harriet Estelle Turner was born in Seattle, Washington in 1920, and lived for most of her life in Seattle. She attended Roosevelt High School and the University of Washington, where she received a Master's Degree in Anthropology. She interviewed several Snoqualmie Tribal Elders and subsequently wrote a book "Ethnozoology of the Snoqualmie". Harriet Turner was a beloved Elder and Honorary Snoqualmie Indian Tribal Member. She was pivotal in the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe's Re-Recognition by the Federal Government in 1997, which was finalized in 1999. She supported the Tribe's efforts in protecting Sacred Snoqualmie Falls. Of special interest was establishing the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe's Traditional fishing rights.
Harriet is preceded in death by her parents Charles, and Stella Turner. She is survived by her brother Charles Turner of Seattle, Washington and her daughter Diana Turner and granddaughter Marina.
Final resting place is at Purdy & Walters at Floral Hills in Lynnwood, Washington.
Harriet Estelle Turner was born in Seattle, Washington in 1920, and lived for most of her life in Seattle. She attended Roosevelt High School and the University of Washington, where she received a Master's Degree in Anthropology. She interviewed several Snoqualmie Tribal Elders and subsequently wrote a book "Ethnozoology of the Snoqualmie". Harriet Turner was a beloved Elder and Honorary Snoqualmie Indian Tribal Member. She was pivotal in the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe's Re-Recognition by the Federal Government in 1997, which was finalized in 1999. She supported the Tribe's efforts in protecting Sacred Snoqualmie Falls. Of special interest was establishing the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe's Traditional fishing rights.
Harriet is preceded in death by her parents Charles, and Stella Turner. She is survived by her brother Charles Turner of Seattle, Washington and her daughter Diana Turner and granddaughter Marina.
Final resting place is at Purdy & Walters at Floral Hills in Lynnwood, Washington.

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