Husi Cázares is an enrolled member of the Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona where he grew up. Much of his youth was spent living between the small villages of Kupk (Water Dike) and Pisin Mo’o (Buffalo Head), a larger village with 340residents.Husi has taught Tohono O’odham culture, history and language as well as courses in Native American history and culture at several Colleges and Universities. He holds a M.A. in Native American Studies from the University of Arizona and a M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Saint Xavier University in Chicago, Illinois.
Currently, Husi works as a tri-lingual speech language pathologist in southern Arizona. His passion for sharing and preserving the O’odham language and culture has kept him actively working with his tribe to encourage language preservation and literacy. He is continuing to write bilingual Tohono O’odham books for children.
This bilingual book introduces common words and colors and allows them to match O’odham words, colors, and concepts. Each page features a color word with a corresponding picture of common O’odham vocabulary words. This colorful and vibrant book is a fun way to fortify colors and common words in both O’odham and English.
This bilingual book introduces common words and numbers and allows the reader to match O’odham words to objects, and numbers. Each page features a number word with a corresponding pictures and both O'odham / English sentences.
A young boy from the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation talks about his love of waila music. The boy shares how he was introduced to waila music, the history of the music style, and the components of waila music. Aspects of Tohono O'odham celebrations and culture in conjunction with waila music is presented.
