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Ofelia Zepeda
Ofelia Zepeda, a member of the Tohono O'odham nation, grew up in Stanfield, Arizona, near the Tohono O'odham reservation in southwestern Arizona. She received her Master's degree and Ph.D. from the University of Arizona where she is now a professor of linguistics and former director of the American Indian Studies Program. She is currently co-director of the American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI), an annual summer institute for American Indian Teachers, where she has taught for the entire 15 years of its existence.
Ofelia has authored the first grammar of the Tohono O'odham language. She has actively worked with her tribe to improve literacy in their native language and in English. She is commonly employed as a consultant, not only by the Tohono O'odham, but also by other tribes, in the development of language curricula. She has obtained grants from both inside and outside the Tohono O'odham nation for support of the Tohono O'odham Dictionary Project and for student stipends and speaker support for AILDI. She also serves as a consultant for video productions, museum exhibitions, and creative writing workshops.
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Ofelia Zepeda