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Tayac
Tayac may refer to: People * Gabrielle Tayac, American historian and curator * Sébastien Tayac (born 1975), French gymnast * Turkey Tayac, legally Philip Sheridan Proctor (1895–1978), American activist Places * Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil (; oc, Las Aisiás de Taiac e Siruèlh) is a former commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Les Eyzies. Other * Château de Tayac, Dordogne, France {{dab, surname ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkey Tayac
Turkey Tayac, legally Philip Sheridan Proctor (1895–1978), was a Piscataway Indian leader and herbal medicaine 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. Career Proctor was a Native American activist who had served during World War I and also worked for the Internal Revenue Service. His activism spanned many decades. Background A combination of factors had influenced the descendants of the Piscataway and other tribes in the Southeast. The tribe had been decimated by the early 18th century by infectious disease, and warfare with other tribes and the colonists. They had lost their land through colonial encroachment. Their last mention in historical records was at a 1793 conference in Detroit. Remaining Piscataway in Maryland merged with other tribes; others intermarried with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |