Marita Ah Chee interviewed by Martin Ross in the Bringing them home oral history project [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2964215
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Ah Chee, Marita, 1939-2011, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2001
- 1 digital audio tape (ca. 58 min.)
- Series:
- Bringing them home oral history project.
- Summary:
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Ah Chee speaks about her early memories of her family and about being removed with other children to the local Arltunga Mission, N.T. She was then transferred to The Bungalow, Alice Springs before being sent to Garden Point Mission on Melville Island. She recalls the journey to Melville Island, and describes living conditions at the Mission. Ah Chee remained at the Mission for 15 years before moving to Alice Springs, where she reunited with her mother and met her husband. She describes returning to Arltunga in 2000, 53 years after she was removed.
- Notes:
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- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this recording may contain names and voices of deceased persons.
- Recorded on Oct. 11, 2001 in Leanter, N.T.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-218473558
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (2 p.) and corrected transcript (typescript, 27 leaves)
- Subject:
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- Ah Chee, Marita, 1939-2011 -- Interviews
- Bungalow (Alice Springs, N.T.)
- Arltunga Mission (N.T.)
- Garden Point Mission (N.T.)
- Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Removal
- Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Institutional care -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island
- Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Institutional care -- Northern Territory -- Alice Springs
- Children, Aboriginal Australian -- Institutional care -- Northern Territory -- Arltunga
- Aboriginal Australians -- Missions -- Northern Territory -- Arltunga
- Aboriginal Australians -- Missions -- Northern Territory -- Melville Island
- Aboriginal Australian family reunions -- Northern Territory
- Other authors/contributors:
- Ross, Martin, 1972-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the Bringing them home oral history project.
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- Until 2071 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2001
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