Bob Randall interviewed by John Bannister in the Bringing Them Home after the Apology oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 5582433
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Randall, Bob (Robert James), 1934-2015, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research use; written permission required for personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2011
- 5 sound files (ca. 185 min.)
- Series:
- Bringing Them Home after the Apology oral history project.
- Summary:
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Bob Randall, Yankunytjatjara Elder, Aboriginal community leader, and traditional owner of Uluru, talks about racism; the effects of the Northern Territory Intervention; Kevin Rudd's national apology to the Stolen Generations; traditional marriages; reconciliation; social responsibilities; Terra Nullius; extended family system in Aboriginal communities; Alice Springs, NT; aboriginal institutions; Aboriginal culture; colonisation; spirituality and beliefs; his homecoming to his ancestors’ land at Uluru, NT; creation stories of Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (the Olgas); his observations of the education system of Australia; the Kanyini principle; the song Brown Skin Baby; the long term psychological effects of the Stolen Generation; his wife; his role as an educator and his career; his comments on the Bringing Them Home report and oral history project; Jenny Macklin; technology and health systems; Indigenous Person of the Year; Northern Territory Hall of Fame; spiritual practices; his memories of Croker Island, NT; his ancestry; suicide in Aboriginal communities; Randall sings a previously unrecorded song; the 2006 documentary film: Kanyini; his role in establishing Aboriginal Centres at various Universities; overseas travels; changing the legislation and policy of countries; meeting celebrities; Kanyini is purpose for life.
- Notes:
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- a Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this recording may contain names and voices of deceased persons.
- Recorded on between 2 and 4 August 2011 at Mutitjulu Community, Uluru, N.T.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Related Material:
- Additional interview with Bob Randall is available in the National Library of Australia's Oral History and Indigenous Programs Collection at ORAL TRC 5000/111.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary available.
- Subject:
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- Randall, Bob (Robert James), 1934-2015 -- Interviews
- Apology to the Stolen Generations of Australia (2008 : Canberra)
- Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Interviews
- Aboriginal Australians -- Government policy
- Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions -- 21st century
- Families, Aboriginal Australian -- Northern Territory
- Occupation:
- Aboriginal community leaders
- Other authors/contributors:
- Bannister, John (William John Egerton), 1967-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Bringing Them Home after the Apology oral history project.
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- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2011
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