ʔi čəxʷ syəʔyaʔyaʔ. John Waters ti dsdaʔ. Angela McCoy tsi sdaʔ ʔə tsi dsk’ʷuy. Dwayne Waters ti sda ʔə ti dbad. sduhubš čəd ʔi suqʷabš ʔi sdukʷalbixʷ ʔi dxʷləbi ʔi dxʷdəwʔabi ʔi Mohave ʔi Quechan, tul’ʔal dxʷlilap.
I attended the University of Arizona and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics. My focus there was in Language Revitalization, and I studied Lushootseed along with Navajo and Quechan (My father’s Native language). Now my focus is bringing Lushootseed into modern usage, from asking directions to explaining how to fix a computer (have you tried turning it off and on again?) I am currently working at the Betty J. Taylor Early Learning Academy as a Teaching Assistant.

John Waters
Lushootseed Teaching Assistant
jwaters @tulaliptribes-nsn.gov
(360) 716-4508