Indigenous Peoples' Day - Carolann Jane Duro Mataweer

KSPC 88.7FM

Carolann Duro (they/them) is a student at Scripps College majoring in Sociology. They are from the Maara'yam (Serrano) and Kumeyaay tribe on their father’s side and Spanish, British, and Irish on their mother's side. They like to spend their free time collecting records with their dad, creating YouTube videos, playing with their husky, and reading lots of books and novels. They hope to one day pursue higher education in Sociology and get their PhD and also attend a language revitalization program. Priya Prabhakar interviews Carolann about their summer project, their process of learning the Serrano language, along with forming solidarity with other Indigenous folks at the Living Language Circles. They also talk about the violent erasure of Indigenous languages, and the importance of intergenerational learning.