Samuel Alfred Barrett (1879 in Conway, Alaska – 1965) was an anthropologist and linguist who studied Native American peoples.
[1][2] From 1903-1907, Barrett did fieldwork research in Pomo, Miwok, Maidu, Yokuts, Yuki, and Wintun communities.
In 1921, he traveled to Browning, Montana and collected materials for the Milwaukee Public Museum from Niitsitapi communities.
[3] From 1953-1957, Barrett conducted ethnographic research with Hupa, Yurok, and Karuk peoples.
[3] The final major work of his life was to produce a series of films about the peoples of Northern California such as the Pomo, particularly the Kashaya.