Diane [No Name Given] and Rose Herrera Figueroa
Diane [No Name Given] and Rose Herrera Figueroa Diane [No Name Given] and Rose Herrera Figueroa Diane [No Name Given] and Rose Herrera Figueroa

Diane [No Name Given] and Rose Herrera Figueroa

Recorded June 26, 2023 Archived June 26, 2023 39:40 minutes
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Id: mby022854

Description

Cousins and descendants of Andres DeHerrera and Miguel DeHerrera, Diane [No Name Given] (39) and Rose Herrera Figueroa (56), discuss their family history. They talk about being descendants of enslaved Navajo people and how that history has impacted their lives. Note: Since recording this conversation, Diane and Rose have confirmed they are cousins.

Subject Log / Time Code

1:52
Rose Herrera Figueroa (R) says she owns the house where she and Diane [No Name Given] (D) Native ancestors lived as slaves under Luciano DeHerrera.
4:11
D reminisces on her fascination with Native culture as a child and says she would later discover that her family are descendants of members of the Navajo tribe who were sold into slavery.
6:35
D recalls her grandchildren's reactions when she told them that they were descendants of Indigenous servants.
7:35
R recalls finding a letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt that gave her the property that she has today.
9:03
R says that her family denied their Navajo ancestry which led her to start tracking their genealogy.
11:10
R and D share their families' connections to "The Long Walk."
13:48
D and R analyze the slave owner Luciano Deherrera and why he enslaved many Indigenous people.
17:49
D recalls interviewing her cousins for more information about their ancestry.
20:22
R describes various people from her Navajo family lineage.
26:00
D and R discuss the intersection of their religious and Hispanic identities.
28:57
D recalls driving through the area where "The Long Walk" occurred.
32:04
D and R consider what it must have been like to be taken from one's tribe and sold into slavery.
36:22
R sings a lullaby that has been handed down from her great-grandmother.
37:50
D and R share stories about how they came to find their spirit animals.

Participants

  • Diane [No Name Given]
  • Rose Herrera Figueroa

Venue / Recording Kit

Partnership

Partnership Type

Outreach