My First Book of O'Odham Nanko Ma: S Ce: Ksañ / Shapes - Tapa dura

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Husi Cazares, an enrolled member of the Tohono O'odham Nation, grew up in southern Arizona and has devoted his life to teaching and preserving his people's culture, history, and language. He has taught Tohono O'odham culture as well as Native American history and culture at several colleges and universities. Husi holds an M.A. in Native American Studies from the University of Arizona and an M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Saint Xavier University in Chicago, Illinois. Husi is currently working as a trilingual speech-language pathologist in southern Arizona where he just received a national 2026 Hero of the Year award from his employer, Bayada Home Health Care.

Kerrie Ann Cázares grew up in Orland Park, Illinois. She received her Bachelors degree in sociology at Saint Xavier University in Chicago, Illinois. Kerrie Ann writes and illustrates books, language coloring books, and language materials for learning the O'odham language with her husband Husi Cázares.

Kerrie Ann and her husband live in Marana, Arizona, nice and close to many of their children and their three granddaughters. She like to sew, paint and create digital art.