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Ofelia Zepeda
American linguist and poet
Ofelia Zepeda (born in Stanfield, Arizona, 1952) is a Tohono O'odhampoet and intellectual.
Ofelia zepeda biography of michael jackson
She is Regents' Professor of Tohono O'odham language and linguistics and Director of the American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI)[2] at The University of Arizona.[3] Zepeda is the editor for Sun Tracks, a series of books that focuses on the work of Native American artists and writers, published by the University of Arizona Press.[4]
Life
Zepeda is a professor of linguistics at the University of Arizona and is well-known for her efforts in the preservation of and promotion of literacy in Tohono O'odham.
She served as director of the American Indian Studies Program at the University of Arizona from 1986 to 1991.[5] She is a consultant and advocate on behalf of some American indigenous languages. She is the author of A Papago Grammar and co-author of the article "Derived Words in Tohono O'od