Ofelia Zepeda, a renowned poet and linguist, grew up in poverty working in Arizona’s cotton fields. Zepeda became a leading expert on the Tohono O’odham language and a regents professor at the ...

To study a language is to study its people, and their connection to others, to animals and to nature. “Maintaining a language isn’t just maintaining a form of communication, it’s maintaining a group ...

Jacelle Ramon-Sauberan realized she wanted to learn her language better when she noticed it was difficult to communicate with her grandmother, and take in and remember the stories she shared. “I ...

Author, poet and seasoned professor Ofelia Zepeda was to be featured at the Tucson Festival of Books for her innovative preservation of Tohono O’odham language and culture through education and poetry ...

One of Arizona's resident jaguars now has a name. O:ṣhad Ñu:kudam, or “Jaguar Protector” in the O’odham language, was chosen by students and elders across the Tohono O'odham Nation during an Earth Day ...

Under Feb. 21’s turquoise blue sky, a group of students, teachers, staff and Tucson community members gathered on the University of Arizona Mall for a heartfelt celebration of the 25th anniversary of ...

Students from the Tohono O'odham Nation have named a rare wild ocelot "Himdam," which means "traveler" in the O'odham ...

SAN XAVIER, Tohono O’odham Nation— Students from the San Xavier District Voices of Our Youth program have named a rare wild ocelot roaming through southern Arizona “Himdam,” which means “traveler” in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Tohono O'odham girl growing up in the 1950s spent her formative years helping her farmworker family pick cotton in the fields in ...