Flora Zuni

Flora Zuni (1897–1983) was a member of the Zuni tribe and a native speaker of the Zuni language.[1][2] Zuni learned to speak English at boarding school in Black Rock, Arizona, United States.[3]

As one of the few bilingual Zuni speakers at the time, Flora Zuni later worked as an interpreter and linguist for outsiders of the tribe.[4] In 1918, Flora Zuni began working as a teacher at the Zuni Day School.[5] Flora Zuni is known for her work with anthropologist Ruth Bunzel and their efforts to preserve the Zuni language, texts and stories.[1][6] In addition to her linguistic work, Zuni was an entrepreneur and saleswoman.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Heaton, Raina; Koller, Eve; Campbell, Lyle (2020-12-31), Ayres-Bennett, Wendy; Sanson, Helena (eds.), "Women's contributions to early American Indian linguistics", Women in the History of Linguistics, Oxford University Press, pp. 345–366, doi:10.1093/oso/9780198754954.003.0014, ISBN 978-0-19-875495-4, retrieved 2025-08-10
  2. ^ Green, Rayna (December 1980). "Native American Women". Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. 6 (2): 248–267. doi:10.1086/493795. ISSN 0097-9740.
  3. ^ Trigger Points: Current State of Research on History, Impacts, and Healing Related to the United States’ Indian Industrial/Boarding School Policy (PDF). Boulder, Colorado: Native American Rights Fund. 2019. p. 35.
  4. ^ Furzer, Summer. "American Indian Intellectuals of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries". San Diego History Center | San Diego, CA | Our City, Our Story. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  5. ^ a b Bataille, Gretchen M.; Lisa, Laurie (1993). Native American women : a biographical dictionary. Internet Archive. New York : Garland. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-8240-5267-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  6. ^ "Ruth Leah Bunzel Papers | NAA.2006-22 | SOVA, Smithsonian Institution". sova.si.edu. Archived from the original on 2025-04-02. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
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