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]