A Day with Hu'ul - Hardcover

by Husi Cázares (Author), Kerrie Ann Cázares (Author)

How a young girl is raised by her grandmother on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation. The book denotes various aspects of O'odham himdag (culture) and begins with waking up in the morning and then preparing for the day and engaging in several different responsibilities. Various daily chores and activities such as preparation of different food, basket weaving, pottery making, household chores and cultural undertakings are highlighted.

Author Biography

Husi Cázares is an enrolled member of the Tohono O'odham Nation in southern Arizona where he grew up in small villages. He holds a M.A. in Native American Studies from the University of Arizona. He has taught his tribes culture, language and History. Currently, Husi works as a tri-lingual speech language pathologist in southern Arizona and remains active in language preservation within his tribe.

Kerrie Ann Cázares works at a nonprofit literacy organization providing books to classrooms and libraries in Title One schools in Pima County, Arizona. She writes and illustrates books, language coloring books, and language materials for learning the O'odham language with her husband Husi. Kerrie Ann grew up in Orland Park, Illinois. She got her bachelor's degree at Saint Xavier University in Chicago, Illinois.