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Sam Butters Sam Butters i(A102750 works by)
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Kija
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1 The Greatest Four I Ever Met Sam Butters , 1996 single work oral history
— Appears in: Moola Bulla : In the Shadow of the Mountain 1996; (p. 159-62)
1 Alcohol 1989 single work oral history
— Appears in: Impact Stories of the East Kimberley 1989; (p. 121-123) 'Though drinking rights were associated with the lifting of restrictions on citizenship rights in 1971, a few years before the people left the stations, the full effect was felt when people ceased to be insulated by station life, no longer had a full-time occupation, and had regular money from pensions and benefits'.
1 Young People, Education and Work 1989 single work oral history
— Appears in: Impact Stories of the East Kimberley 1989; (p. 115-120) 'The older people feel that the young people lack a work ethic, and tend to blame some of this on the young people. They also lament the lack of jobs available for young aboriginal people, while they see so many jobs within their communities performed by non-Aborigines. They are concerned about the transmission of culture and language, and use their community school to promote these'.
1 Argyle Diamond Mine 1989 single work oral history
— Appears in: Impact Stories of the East Kimberley 1989; (p. 100-107)

'In 1979-80 the new community was confronted with the imminent development of the Argyle Diamond Mine. Sacred sites were damaged, and the people feared the effects of a large mining town nearby. Their attempts to use legislative rights were unsuccessful, the Sate Government of the day being firmly behind the mining company. This was a traumatic and divisive period'.

'Nowadays members of the community prefer to emphasise their limited gains in negotiating protection of some of the sacred sites and obtaining some recompense from the company. They recognise that they had no hope of stopping the mine, and are relieved that many of the potential effects have been contained by ADM's avoidance of a town and control of it's workers'.
1 The Impacts of Leaving 1989 single work oral history
— Appears in: Impact Stories of the East Kimberley 1989; (p. 83-85) 'The reduced and uncertain access to country has threatened the peoples' ability to maintain and pass on their detailed knowledge of their own country'.
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