Donna Meehan interviewed by Rob Willis in the Bringing them home oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 747326
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Meehan, Donna, 1954-, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research and personal copies. Written permission required for public use.
- Description:
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- 2000 Sept. 12
- 2 digital audio tapes (ca. 82 min.)
- Series:
- Bringing them home oral history project
- Summary:
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Donna Meehan, an Aboriginal liaison officer and Indigenous separated child, born 1954, Coonamble, N.S.W. Meehan was removed as a young child along with her six siblings. She was fostered and later adopted by a white family. She speaks about life with her foster family. Meehan also discusses her reunion with her birth mother, and her autobiography 'It is no secret'.
- Notes:
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- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander users are advised that this recording may contain names and voices of deceased persons.
- Recorded on Sept. 12, 2000 at Newcastle, N.S.W.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-218328031
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary and uncorrected transcript (typescript, 34 leaves) available.
- First Nations (AIATSIS) Subject:
- Subject:
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- Meehan, Donna, 1954- -- Interviews
- Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Alcohol use
- Aboriginal Australians -- Government policy -- New South Wales
- Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Removal
- Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Child welfare
- Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of -- New South Wales
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This belongs to the Bringing them home oral history project.
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- Until 2070 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2000
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