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SANTA FE, N.M., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Esther Martinez, 94, whose work helped protect the Native American language of Tewa, has been killed in a car accident in New Mexico.
The Los Angeles Times reported that the famed linguist and Native American advocate died on Sept. 16 in Espanola, N.M., while returning home with her family after being honored by the National Endowment for the Arts. The accident involved a suspected drunk driver, the Times said.
"Esther has been a keeper of the language central to Pueblo expression and identity as well as a storyteller whose traditional tales both enlighten and entertain," National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia had said at a the earlier ceremony.
Concerned that the culture of her ancestors would be lost, Martinez compiled a dictionary that captured the Tewa language and also taught her vernacular to those who cared to learn, the Times said.
The newspaper said the author of 2004's "My Life in San Juan Pueblo: Stories of Esther Martinez" is survived by two sons and two daughters, 18 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.
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