The Mary Lou Fulton College of Education and ASU Libraries presents this lecture acknowledging the many contributions people have made in efforts to maintain and promote their various languages.

Program Abstract: It is in our strength as a unique people that we are able to persevere against tremendous odds on behalf of language. This presentation will be an acknowledgement of the many contributions people have made in efforts to maintain and promote their various languages. The challenges that still face the many efforts will also be considered.

Biosketch:

Ofelia Zepeda holds a PhD in linguistics from the University of Arizona, and is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship for her work in American Indian language education, maintenance, and recovery. Dr. Zepeda is a member of the Tohono Oâodham Nation of southern Arizona. Her areas of teaching and research include introduction to Tohono Oâodham, the structure of the Tohono O'odham language, lexicography for Native American Languages, survey of Native American Languages, and Native American literature. Dr. Zepeda published the first teaching grammar of Oâodham, A Tohono Oâodham Grammar. She has published numerous articles on topics on the status of Native American languages, language policy and planning, Tohono Oâodham linguistics, and language education. Ofelia is one of the co-founders of the American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI), one of the longest running and most successful programs serving Native American language educators and practitioners. Her books of poetry include Ocean Power: Poems from the Desert and Jewed I-hoi/Earth Movements. Her poetry has appeared in numerous anthologies and journals.


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