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Jack Britten Jack Britten i(A126422 works by) (birth name: Yalatji)
Born: Established: ca. 1920 Kimberley area, North Western Australia, Western Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 2002
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal
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1 Race Relations, Power and Development 1989 single work oral history
— Appears in: Impact Stories of the East Kimberley 1989; (p. 124-127) 'The people have a strong consciousness of the power of non-Aborigines over them, and resent the need to fight for small gains. This affects their attitudes to resource development in the east Kimberley - they are willing to share the resources of their country, but seek rights to support more equitable arrangements'.
1 Country 1989 single work oral history
— Appears in: Impact Stories of the East Kimberley 1989; (p. 109-114) 'Many people (whose country lies elsewhere) feel cooped up in Turkey Creek, and are impatient to move back to their country'.
1 Aboriginal Labour 1989 single work oral history
— Appears in: Impact Stories of the East Kimberley 1989; (p. 33-47) 'Aboriginal labour became indispensable to the cattle industry, and made an important contribution to government activities and service industries in the region. Though paid only in kind, Aboriginal people held jobs which took advantage of their unique skills and knowledge of the country. Kija and Miriwoong people today argue that their role in the region's economic development should be acknowledged, as white people could not have managed without them'.
1 Government Intervention 1989 single work oral history
— Appears in: Impact Stories of the East Kimberley 1989; (p. 30-33) 'Aborigines of the area are very grateful to government for 'saving' them, rather belatedly, by intervention to stop the killings and creating government-run stations (Boola Bulla, 1910, and Violet Valley 1912). The era of 'protection' began. Killings continued but on a smaller scale and less openly'.
1 Settling Down 1989 single work oral history
— Appears in: Impact Stories of the East Kimberley 1989; (p. 21-29) 'The stories show that some young people were brought in after massacres for work in the new white settlements. Later a few children were brought up in white peoples' households, a practice which continued until perhaps the 1950s'.
1 Reprisals 1989 single work oral history
— Appears in: Impact Stories of the East Kimberley 1989; (p. 12-20) 'Many of the stories, including Bob Nyalcas' account of the massacres above, centre on the cleverness of someone who escaped'.
1 Murders and Massacres 1989 single work oral history
— Appears in: Impact Stories of the East Kimberley 1989; (p. 1-11) 'Kija and Miriwoong storytellers see their ancestors as having provoked the widespread killings by spearing lone white men'.
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