Gilbert Cook and Janice Chong interviewed by Peter Johnson in the Martu Aboriginal history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 3662886
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Cook, Gilbert, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research and personal copies, written permission is required for public use during the lifetime of the interviewees.
- Description:
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- 2006
- 2 digital audio tapes (ca. 120 min.)
- Series:
- Martu Aboriginal history project.
- Summary:
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Gilbert Cook and Janice Chong talk about early history of the Apostolic Church Aboriginal Rescue Mission at Jigalong (1955-1960); evangelism; mission staff at Jigalong; first impressions of Jigalong; building the dormitories; mission clothing for the children; equality at Jigalong; equality of the cattle stations; protector of Aborigines; primary role of the mission; cultural exchange; skin groups; camp gossip and Milpinti; focus on children for assimilation; mission routine for the children; buying sheep for meat; bedtime story telling; Aboriginal intelligence; Aboriginal demeanor; work attitude; bush tucker; rain and floods; after the rains; cultural exchange; negotiating with the older men (the leaders); first contact stories; managing the store; Jigalong school; Jigalong hospital; police visit after theft from store; Aboriginal deaths at Jigalong; relationship between the mission staff and the Martu; life in the camp; the ambassador of Netherlands comes to Jigalong; her life at the mission as a young white girl; teachers; communication between the camp and the mission.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on January 27, 2006 at Perth, W.A.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (7 p.) and corrected transcript (typescript, 80 leaves)
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This belongs to the Martu Aboriginal history project.
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- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2006
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