I cannot imagine what it must feel like to be the last of your kind, it must be a very lonely and unsettling place with only memories surviving to warm the heart. I remember seeing Ms. Jones on TV a few years ago, I can't remember the show, maybe it was a National Geographic or a Nova, it doesn't matter, I just remember being very affected by her and her story.
So, today, the last 'Eyak' of Alaska passed away at the age of 89 but, Ms. Jones has left a legacy, her language has been preserved and through her passing perhaps more light may be shed on the many races facing a similar fate.
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