Joe Thomas Joe Thomas i(A126444 works by)
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 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 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 Overcoming the Impacts 1989 single work oral history
— Appears in: Impact Stories of the East Kimberley 1989; (p. 108) 'The Aboriginal people of rural east Kimberley are still adjusting to the psychological impact of generations of white peoples' domination over them, and the more recent impacts of removal from their land, loss of vocation in the pastoral industry, and alcohol. They also have new concerns, to overcome social problems which have emerged since they left the stations. At the same time, they have strong ideas about solutions to at least some of the problems - movement back to their lands and more access to the land, bicultural education for the young, control over development in their vicinity, and sharing in the proceeds of development'.
1 Leaving Stations, Starting Again 1989 single work oral history
— Appears in: Impact Stories of the East Kimberley 1989; (p. 76-82)

'The introduction of award wages was used as a rationalisation by many of the cattle stations in this area for evicting resident Aboriginal communities. Some workers were permitted to remain, but many chose to leave with their extended families. The pastoral industry's miscalculation that the workers they required would remain without their relations caused loss of its stable workforce'.

'People moved to Halls Creek, Wyndham, and Turkey Creek (many Miriwoong and Gajirrawoong people were already in Kununurra following the flooding of Lake Argyle in the 1960s)'.
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