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Birth Witness

Ofelia Zepeda, former Tucson poet laureate and Tohono O’odham tribal member reads an excerpt from her poem.
by Nina Shelton

In an excerpt from her poem Birth Witness, poet and Tohono O’odham tribal member Ofelia Zepeda explores the sacredness of her language in the face of government bureaucracy.

Producer/Director: Nina Shelton
Videographer/Editor: John DeSoto

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