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Birthday
June 2, 1909
Day of Death
1999-02-06
(89 years old)
Place of Birth
Moenkopi, Arizona, USA
Also Known As
Thomas Banyacya Sr.
Thomas Banyacya Sr. (1909-1999) was a Hopi Native American traditional leader. In 1948, he was one of four Hopis (along with David Monongye, Dan Evehema, and Dan Katchongva) who were named by elders to reveal Hopi traditional wisdom and teachings, including the Hopi prophecies for the future, to the general public after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan.
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1983