Post by Okwes on Jan 6, 2006 1:45:19 GMT -5
T.O. In D.C. (language)
O'odham linguist comes to Washington
© Indian Country Today January 04, 2006. All Rights Reserved
Posted: January 04, 2006
by: Philip Burnham / Indian Country Today
WASHINGTON - Hearing a phrase of Tohono O'odham in Washington is like
catching sight of a rare and beautiful bird. It's a language of hushed,
lilting sounds, perfect for making songs about rain and corn or writing
poems about desert clouds.
That's how Ofelia Zepeda, linguist and writer, began a public talk at
the National Museum of the American Indian one evening late this fall -
in O'odham, her native tongue. She was in town to attend meetings on
Native language preservation and to sign copies of ''Home: Native
People in the Southwest,'' a companion book she co-authored for a
recent exhibit at the Heard Museum in Phoenix. Full Story@:
www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096412202
O'odham linguist comes to Washington
© Indian Country Today January 04, 2006. All Rights Reserved
Posted: January 04, 2006
by: Philip Burnham / Indian Country Today
WASHINGTON - Hearing a phrase of Tohono O'odham in Washington is like
catching sight of a rare and beautiful bird. It's a language of hushed,
lilting sounds, perfect for making songs about rain and corn or writing
poems about desert clouds.
That's how Ofelia Zepeda, linguist and writer, began a public talk at
the National Museum of the American Indian one evening late this fall -
in O'odham, her native tongue. She was in town to attend meetings on
Native language preservation and to sign copies of ''Home: Native
People in the Southwest,'' a companion book she co-authored for a
recent exhibit at the Heard Museum in Phoenix. Full Story@:
www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096412202