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 </p><p style="margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font:inherit">Farrell Cunningham, a Maidu Indian traditionalist who taught Maidu language classes in several northern California communities, walked on August 11 at his home in Susanville, California. He was 37. The cause of death is pending.</p>
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