Students, elders and other members of the Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona just voted to name the newest wild jaguar seen entering the United States from Mexico. They dubbed him O:ṣhad Ñu:kudam: in the O’odham language, Jaguar Protector.
One 8-year-old told us about this jaguar’s significance to her. Check out our video of Yaqui/Diné student Kii’yaa’nii Ross - with cameos by Sombra and El Jefe, two jaguars spotted in Arizona before O:ṣhad arrived.
Kii’yaa’nii helped get out the vote for O:ṣhad’s name by participating in the EcoTruths for Indigenous Youth program.
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25 окт 2024
