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y separately published work icon Many Voices : Reflections on Experiences of Indigenous Child Separation anthology   oral history   poetry   lyric/song  
Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Many Voices : Reflections on Experiences of Indigenous Child Separation
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This anthology is the culmination of four years of archiving diverse stories about the removal of Indigenous children from their families. The project was known as the 'Bringing Them Home Oral History Project' conducted by National Library of Australia and included a collection of 340 interviews. The stories and poetry included in this anthology are the voices of personal experiences and memories of a diverse group of people from every State and Territory including cottage parents, police officers, mothers and/or relinquished babies. Subjects covered include government policy, missions and childhood trauma. Source: http://www.nla.gov.au/ (Sighted: 27/07/09).

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Contents

* Contents derived from the Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,: 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Belonging Where?i"Caught in an abyss / Belonging where?", Lorraine McGee-Sippel , single work poetry (p. 69)
A Mother's Comforti"Mother I need comfort", Luke S. Morcom , single work poetry (p. 82)
Just Like My Motheri"I sit under this tree", Jane Pole , single work poetry (p. 102)
On the Day That I Meet Her, Trevor Deshong , single work lyric/song (p. 109)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

      Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,: 2002 .
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      Extent: xi, 324 p.p.
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      • Includes : Appendix A Looking Back : An Historical Overview of Policy, Legislation and Administration Relating to Indigenous Child Separation in Australia by Rosalind Kidd pp.247-264 ; Appendix B A Summary of Australian State and Commonwealth Legislation Affecting Indigenous Children from the Nineteenth Century to the Present by Rosalind Kidd pp.265-283 ; Appendix C Map of Institutions, Missions and Settlements Mentioned in Many Voices pp.284-285 ; Appendix D Register of Interviews, Interviewers and Catalogue Details pp.286-292 ; Appendix E Authors' and Editors' Biographies pp.293-296 ; Appendix F Artists' Biographies pp.297-298 ; Appendix G Members of the Steering Committee of the Bringing Them Home Oral History Project (1999-2002) and Pilot Project Advisory Committee (1998-1999) p.299.
      • Includes : Notes pp.300-308 ; Select Bibliography pp.309-314 ; Acknowledgements pp.315-316 ; Index pp317-324.
      • Includes : Audio CD featuring nine audio excerpts taken directly from the Bringing Them Home Oral History Project.

Works about this Work

Becoming Migloo Gillian Whitlock , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Ideas Market : An Alternative Take on Australia's Intellectual Life 2004; (p. 236-258)
[Review Essay] Many Voices: Reflections on Experiences of Indigenous Child Separation Sylvia Hallam , 2003 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 2 2003; (p. 117)

'The interview material described and excerpted here grew out of the National Library of Australia’s Bringing Them Home Oral History Project from 1998 onwards. This created:

a comprehensive public record based on first-hand testimony [of] Australian Indigenous children being removed from their homes and placed in non-family care.

'The full record is accessible through the National Library.'  (Introduction)

Becoming Migloo Gillian Whitlock , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Ideas Market : An Alternative Take on Australia's Intellectual Life 2004; (p. 236-258)
[Review Essay] Many Voices: Reflections on Experiences of Indigenous Child Separation Sylvia Hallam , 2003 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 2 2003; (p. 117)

'The interview material described and excerpted here grew out of the National Library of Australia’s Bringing Them Home Oral History Project from 1998 onwards. This created:

a comprehensive public record based on first-hand testimony [of] Australian Indigenous children being removed from their homes and placed in non-family care.

'The full record is accessible through the National Library.'  (Introduction)

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Subjects:
  • Framlingham, Terang area, Camperdown - Terang area, Geelong - Terang - Lake Bolac area, Victoria,
  • Oyster Cove, Tanilba Bay - Lemon Tree Passage area, Port Stephens, Mid North Coast, New South Wales,
  • Point McLeay, Strathalbyn area, Fleurieu Peninsula - Lake Alexandrina, South Australia,
  • Point Pearce, Central Yorke Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia,
  • Koonibba, Ceduna area, Northwest Eyre Peninsula, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia,
  • Hermannsburg / Ntaria, South West Northern Territory, Southern Northern Territory, Northern Territory,
  • Roper River area, East Arnhem Land, Arnhem Land, Top End, Northern Territory,
  • Daly River, Daly River - Wadeye area, Top End, Northern Territory,
  • Cape Barren Island, Bass Strait Islands, Tasmania,
  • Doomadgee, Gulf of Carpentaria area, Far North Queensland, Queensland,
  • Aurukun - Bamaga area, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland,
  • Cherbourg, Murgon - Wondai area, Kingaroy - Murgon - Kilkivan - Woolooga area, Central West Queensland, Queensland,
  • Palm Island, Ingham area, Ingham - Cairns area, Queensland,
  • Woorabinda, Baralaba area, Biloela - Moura - Baralaba area, Central West Queensland, Queensland,
  • Warburton area, Yea - Eildon - Warburton area, Melbourne Outer North, Melbourne, Victoria,
  • Tardun, Eneabba - Morawa - Mullewa area, Southwest Western Australia, Western Australia,
Settings:
  • Coranderrk Mission, Healesville area, Yea - Eildon - Warburton area, Melbourne Outer North, Melbourne, Victoria,
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