Curtis Cook Zuni Pueblo storytelling collection

Biographical Notes

In 1964, Curtis Cook worked with the Zuni Pueblo as a member of Wycliffe Bible Translators, an international organization that translates the Bible into local languages. Cook was given the Zuni name, "Chummali," or locust, because he actively conversed with everyone in the village. A year after he arrived, the written alphabet for the Zuni language was developed and a few small pamphlets and literacy manuals were published to assist the Zuni in creating a written record in their own language.