{"id":458,"date":"2026-03-16T11:29:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/soundingindigenous\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=458"},"modified":"2026-03-16T11:51:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T15:51:00","slug":"hester-van-wyk-and-anna-assegaai","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/soundingindigenous\/people\/hester-van-wyk-and-anna-assegaai\/","title":{"rendered":"Hester  Van Wyk"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n                    \n             \n                \n            <\/h1>\n\n    \n    <\/header>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. Hester Van Wyk is a retired performer and director of rieldans groups in the Northern Cape town of Nieuwoudtville. Ms. Van Wyk also runs a local bakery. Ms. Van Wyk was interviewed alongside her longtime friend, Ms. Anna Assegaai, who is a retired vocalist and casual rieldanser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/soundingindigenous\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2026\/03\/IMG_9241-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Van Wyk and Assegaai\" class=\"wp-image-460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/soundingindigenous\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2026\/03\/IMG_9241-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/soundingindigenous\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2026\/03\/IMG_9241-512x384.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/soundingindigenous\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2026\/03\/IMG_9241-320x240.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/soundingindigenous\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2026\/03\/IMG_9241-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/soundingindigenous\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/118\/2026\/03\/IMG_9241-1536x1152.jpeg 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