The parents have to do their part: a Tohono O'odham language autobiography.

Daniel Lopez, a gentleman in his 50s, is a member of the Tohono O'odham Tribe (formerly called Papago) of southern Arizona. He is one of a handful of certified O'odham bilingual teachers teaching on the Tohono O'odham reservation in the public schools. He is also the cofounder and organizer of a local children's traditional dance group and is a cultural consultant to museums and schools. The comments here were recorded and edited by Zepeda from a presentation made in English during a spring 1992 seminar on "Poetics and Politics" at the University of Arizona. Though the comments were originally responses to student questions, they are revelatory of Lopez's experiences and concerns and those of others in his generation, and in this sense constitute a form of autobiographical narrative. For the purposes of presentation, the questions have been omitted, and Lopez's comments are organized around leading topics. The integrity of the author's voice is maintained as transcribed from the oral recording of his presentation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]