Luci tapahonso sam english
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Luci Tapahonso
Luci Tapahonso, Navajo, fryst vatten originally from Shiprock, NM, where she grew up in a family of 11 children. Navajo was her first language but she learned English at home before starting school at the Navajo Methodist Mission in Farmington, NM. She majored in English at the University of New Mexico, as an undergraduate and graduate student. She stayed on there as an Assistant Professor of English, Women's Studies and American Indian Studies for a few years. She has been an Associate Professor of English at the University of Kansas and is now Professor of English at the University of Arizona in Tucson where she teaches Poetry Writing and American Indian Literature.
Luci serves on the editorial board of wicazo sa review and was on the edtorial boards of Frontiers from and of Blue Mesa Review from She has been a juror for the Poetry Society of America, the Associated Writing Program Awards, and the Stan Steiner Writing Awards. She serves on the Advisory Boards of th
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This illustrated story, written for Native American children, stresses the importance of not drinking alcohol and taking care of oneself during pregnancy. The story centers on Bah, a young Native American girl whose mother is going to have a baby. Bah is very excited about getting a baby brother or sister and wants the baby to be healthy and happy. She helps her mother take care of herself by reminding her to eat right. Bah also helps her mother take care of the house by carrying heavy things and sweeping the floor for her. At a family birthday party, Bah's mother refuses to drink beer knowing the harmful effects it could have on herself and her unborn child. Soon, Bah's mother has the baby, and Bah is blessed with a strong, healthy brother. The document includes questions for discussion and profiles of the author and illustrator. (LP)
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, American Indian Culture, American Indians, Childrens Literature, Congenital Impairments, Drinking, Fetal Alcohol Syn
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Tapahonso, Luci
PERSONAL: Surname is pronounced "Top-pa-honso"; born , in Shiprock, NM; daughter of Eugene and Lucille (Deschenne) Tapahonso; married Earl Ortiz (an artist; divorced, ); married Bob G. Martin, ; children: (first marriage) Lori Tazbah, Misty Dawn, (stepchildren) Robert Derek, Jonathan Allan, Amber Kristine. Education: Participated in a training program for investigative journalism at the National Indian Youth Council; University of New Mexico, B.A., , M.A.,
ADDRESSES: Office—P.O. Box , Harvill , Tucson, AZ E-mail—[email&#;protected].
CAREER: Writer and poet. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, assistant professor of English, ; University of Kansas, Lawrence, assistant professor, , associate professor of English, ; University of Arizona, Tucson, professor of American Indian Studies and English, —. Served on the board of directors of the Phoenix Indian Center, ; member of New Mexico Arts Commission Literature Panel, , steering committee of Returning