Doreen Cockatoo interviewed by Lyn McLeavy in the Bringing Them Home after the Apology oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 4935112
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Cockatoo, Doreen, 1928-2015, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2010
- 2 sound files (ca. 138 min.)
- Series:
- Bringing Them Home after the Apology oral history project.
- Summary:
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Doreen Cockatoo talks about her first interview; the Stolen generations compensation struggle; Stolen Wages compensation; the Federal government Apology; the return of traditional land; Aboriginal identity of family; actions to follow Apology; her childhood memories of Burketown; WWII at Doomadgee, Qld.; her stepfather, Mick Diamond; early memories of life with aunties at Burketown; life at Doomadgee Mission; working at Doomadgee, Thursday Island and Julia Creek; her current work; working on the railways; racism and stolen wages; origins of her family; unpaid work for the missionaries; her personal health; her husband John Cockatoo (now deceased) and their wedding; her family today; the importance of culture; the Lotus Glen Correctional Centre, Elders' visits and Murri Court; the Elders camp at Doomadgee; Queensland cattle stations; Melbourne football; Cairns Aboriginal community organisations in the 1970s; child endowment; her final comments.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on 14 July 2010 in Cairns, Qld.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (3 p.) avialable.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- McLeavy, Lyn, 1948-, interviewer
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This belongs to the Bringing Them Home after the Apology oral history project.
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- 2010
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