The ASU Library Channel presents the tenth installment of The Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture, and Community with Ofelia Zepeda on “Legacies of the Tribal Languages of Arizona: Gifts or Responsibilities”

In this presentation, Ofelia Zepeda  talks about the languages of the tribes of Arizona. As the title suggests, Zepeda describes how language has become both a gift and a responsibility. She interweaves her poetry, adapting it to her discussion as she talks about the chain which holds people together: t-ni’oki, t-cegitodag, t-jewd – language, memory, and land.

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Running Time: 1 hour

Ofelia Zepeda is a Regents’ Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona and recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship for her work in American Indian language education, maintenance and recovery. She is a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation of southern Arizona, born and raised in Stanfield, Arizona. Zepeda’s work in linguistics includes the first pedagogical grammar of the Tohono O’odham language, A Tohono O’odham Grammar, as well as other topics on the O’odham language, Native American language shift, language endangerment and documentation. In addition Zepeda is a poet with publications in both Tohono O’odham and English. She has three books of poetry, Ocean Power: Poems from the Desert, Jewed I-hoi/Earth Movements and Where Clouds are Formed. In 2009 she collaborated on a public arts project that included engraving of some of her poems on boulders north of the University of Arizona campus. Other public art includes work in Passages at South Mountain Community College Library in South Phoenix. Zepeda is currently the director of the American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI), one of the longest running Indigenous language training institutes in the country. She is also the series editor of Sun Tracks, a book series publishing Native American writers at the University of Arizona Press.

“BEING ABLE TO FULLY APPRECIATE the richness and uniqueness of languages is a good place to start when considering language efforts for the future.—OFELIA ZEPEDA

ASU Sponsors: American Indian Policy Institute | American Indian Studies Program | Department of English | Faculty of History in the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies | Women and Gender Studies in the School of Social Transformation (all units in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) | Indian Legal Program in the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law | Labriola National American Indian Data Center

Community Partner: Heard Museum 

The Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture, and Community presents

OFELIA ZEPEDA   |   Thursday, October 11, 2012

“Legacies of the Tribal Languages of Arizona: Gifts or Responsibilities”

CAMPUS MEET AND GREET
10 a.m., Labriola Center
2^nd floor Hayden Library (LIB).
Information: Joyce.Martin@asu.edu.

LECTURE (PDF Flyer):
7 p.m., Heard Museum Downtown.
2301 N. Central Avenue (Central & Encanto) Phoenix, AZ 85004.
602.252.8848  On the Encanto & Central Light Rail stop!.  

Ofelia Zepeda is a Regents’ Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona and recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship for her work in American Indian language education, maintenance and recovery. She is a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation of southern Arizona, born and raised in Stanfield, Arizona. Zepeda’s work in linguistics includes the first pedagogical grammar of the Tohono O’odham language, A Tohono O’odham Grammar, as well as other topics on the O’odham language, Native American language shift, language endangerment and documentation. In addition Zepeda is a poet with publications in both Tohono O’odham and English. She has three books of poetry, Ocean Power: Poems from the Desert, Jewed I-hoi/Earth Movements and Where Clouds are Formed. In 2009 she collaborated on a public arts project that included engraving of some of her poems on boulders north of the University of Arizona campus. Other public art includes work in Passages at South Mountain Community College Library in South Phoenix. Zepeda is currently the director of the American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI), one of the longest running Indigenous language training institutes in the country. She is also the series editor of Sun Tracks, a book series publishing Native American writers at the University of Arizona Press.

“BEING ABLE TO FULLY APPRECIATE the richness and uniqueness of languages is a good place to start when considering language efforts for the future.—OFELIA ZEPEDA

ASU Sponsors: American Indian Policy Institute | American Indian Studies Program | Department of English | Faculty of History in the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies | Women and Gender Studies in the School of Social Transformation (all units in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) | Indian Legal Program in the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law | Labriola National American Indian Data Center

Community Partner: Heard Museum 

Free of charge and open to the public. More information: http://english.clas.asu.edu/indigenous

The Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture, and Community presents

BOB HAOZOUS | Thursday, March 15, 2012

“Redefining Indigenous Perspectives through Art and Dialogue”

CAMPUS BROWN BAG PRESENTATION
Thursday, March 15, 2012, 12-1 p.m.
ASU Art Museum in the Nelson Fine Arts Center (FAC), Multipurpose Room
http://asuartmuseum.asu.edu/about/visit.php.
Info: Deborah.Susser@asu.edu, 480.965.2787. All are welcome. Hosted by the ASU Art Museum.

LECTURE
Thursday, March 15, 2012, 7 p.m.
Heard Museum Downtown
2301 N. Central Avenue (Central & Encanto) Phoenix, AZ 85004.  602.252.8848  On the Encanto & Central Light Rail stop!. [printable flyer]

“What really bothers me more than anything is that Native American art is based on the history, romance, and decoration of the past, or on the art dictates of modern man. Our art isn’t dealing with the profound problems or the complex people we are today. Why shouldn’t an honest self-portrait be the foundation of contemporary Indian art today?—BOB HAOZOUS

Bob Haozous was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1943 to Allan Houser (Chiricahua Apache) and Anna Marie Callegos (Navajo/English/Spanish). He grew up in northern Utah, where his parents were teachers at the Inter Mountain Indian School in Brigham City. Haozous studied at Utah State University before enlisting in the U.S. Navy, where he served for four years on board of the USS Frank Knox during the Vietnam War. After the war, Haozous attended the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California, where he earned his BFA degree in sculpture in 1971. :: Haozous is one of the most important Native sculptors of the Native American Fine Art Movement. His innovation and experimentations with materials push the boundaries of “Indian” art—the boundaries that his father, Allan Houser, helped to define. He is best known for his monumental cut steel pieces which often deal with poignant topical issues. He approaches these issues with a bit of a bite and a good dose of humor. His injection of humor allows the serious issues to be more palatable and to have a universal presence. :: Haozous has chosen to take back his Apache family name to reject the Anglo version – Houser. This name was given to his father as a child in an Oklahoma Indian boarding school. Together Haozous and Houser represent the breadth and depth of Native American sculpture. Haozous has been able to establish himself as a leading artist because of his father’s encouragement and nurturing. As well, Haozous has encouraged and supported his father’s work.

ASU Sponsors: American Indian Policy Institute | American Indian Studies Program | ASU Art Museum in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts | Department of English | Faculty of History in the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies | Indian Legal Program in the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law | Labriola National American Indian Data Center | School of Art in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts | Women and Gender Studies in the School of Social Transformation

Community Partner: Heard Museum

All events are free of charge and open to the public. More information: http://english.clas.asu.edu/indigenous

The Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture, and Community presents

ARLINDA LOCKLEAR | Thursday, October 6, 2011

“Tribal Land Claims: A Generation of Federal Indian Law on the Edge”

MEET & GREET: 10 a.m., Labriola Center, 2nd floor, Hayden Library (LIB).
All are welcome. Refreshments served. Hosted by the Labriola National American Indian Data Center. Please contact Joyce.Martin@asu.edu for more information.

PRESENTATION & RECEPTION: 2 p.m., Faculty Center Rm 266, Armstrong Hall (LAW).
All are welcome. Hosted by the Indian Legal Program in the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. Please contact Kathlene.Rosier@asu.edu for more information.

LECTURE: 7 p.m., Heard Museum Downtown. 2301 N. Central Avenue (Central & Encanto) Phoenix, AZ 85004 .  602.252.8848  On the Encanto & Central Light Rail stop

WE ARE ACCUSTOMED to the notion that tribal communities are protected under federal law in the permanent and peaceable possession of their lands. While white contact left tribal communities with precious little, we were left with this invaluable barrier against the dominant society. Now, we may be witnessing the unraveling of this federal protection—not from an act of Congress or the repudiation of treaties, but through judicial activism.—ARLINDA LOCKLEAR

Arlinda Locklear (Lumbee) has a particularly distinguished career in federal Indian law. During her thirty five years’ experience in the field, Locklear has represented tribes throughout the U.S. in federal and state courts on treaty claims to water and land, taxation disputes with states and local authorities, reservation boundary issues, and federal recognition of tribes. In particular, she is a nationally recognized expert in federal recognition of tribes and Indian land claims. Locklear began her career as an attorney at the Native American Rights Fund in Boulder, CO, and later transferred to the Washington DC office. As directing attorney for seven years in the Washington, DC office, Locklear supervised significant litigation of Indian issues as well as the legislative work of the office. Locklear was a member of the board of Advisors for the Encyclopedia of Native Americans in the 20th Century and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the University of North Carolina, Pembroke. Locklear was awarded the Outstanding Woman of Color Award, given by the National Institute of Women of Color in 1987; the Julian T. Pierce Award, given by Pembroke State University in 1994; the 1995 Carpathian Award for Speaking Out, given by North Carolina Equity; the Parks Award for Community Service, given by North Carolina State University in 2003; the 2008 Kate Stoneman Award for outstanding achievement in the legal profession, given by Albany Law School; and the 2009 Distinguished Alumna Award, from the College of Charleston. Locklear earned her law degree from Duke University School of Law and is a member of the Bars of Maryland, North Carolina, and the District of Columbia. She also holds honorary doctorates from State University of New York, Oneonta, and North Carolina State University.

Community Partner: Heard Museum