Ouma Katrina Esau: Life as a San woman and N|uu speaker

by https://ibali.uct.ac.za/s/san-khoen-digital-archive/item/29361

This interview series uses a biographical-linguistic approach aiming to preserve the sound of N|uu. Ouma Katrina employs her own agency in capturing her language and her life story (memoirs) to be recorded and archived in the way she would like it done by allowing her to speak uninterrupted for an hour at a time, about the inter-relationship between landscape, language and life story. The aim was to allow Ouma Katrina to reflect on the relationship between landscape and language in her mother tongue of the ancient language Nǀuu. Session overview: 6 May 2021: On day one, speaking in N|uu and Afrikaans, Ouma Katrina gives us a glimpse of her life. This includes some wonderful family memories as well as some heartbreaking stories of working as a farm labourer along with her sisters and father. 7 May 2021: On the second day of the interview, Ouma Katrina Esau shares in Nǀuu and Afrikaans how she was forced to move to Upington. 8 May 2021: On day three, Ouma Katrina shares some important wisdom, including the need to secure land for future generations, and the need for strong leadership that focuses on protecting people.