INDIGENOUS 'STOLEN GENERATIONS': Songs

"Brown Skin Baby" by Bob Randall

Bob Randall is an Yankunytjatjara Elder and a traditional owner of Uluru (Ayers Rock). In the early 70's Bob's song, "Brown Skin Baby (They Took Me Away)" became an anthem for the Aboriginal people. He is the author of two books: his autobiography Songman and a children's book Tracker Tjginji, and is the subject of the recent documentary film Kanyini. For more, visit globalonenessproject.org.

SOURCE: Global Oneness Project (2007), posted on YouTube, [5:28 mins] URL: https://youtu.be/v3ytJioxKzI

From Jessie Lloyd's The Songs Back Home music project. She's scoured Australia talking to indigenous Australians forced to live in missions under the Aboriginal Protection Act during much of the 20th century. Jessie's own grandparents Alma and Albert Geia who were "transported" on The Irex to Palm Island started her journey on this unique history project. The 1957 Palm Island Strike, WWII plane spotting in Darwin and the Moree fringe-dweller camps feature in this collection. See the explanations for each song under the recording.

SOURCE: Ford, A. (2017) from ABC Radio The Music Show, Duration: 22min 36sec, Broadcast: Sat 1 Apr 2017, 11:20am.

Ngarraanga Ngiinundi Yuludarra (Remember Your Dreaming) by Emma Donovan

This is Emma's tribute to the Stolen Generations and includes traditional language, written with long time writing partner Yanya Boston. The video was shot at Carriage works in Redfern in Sydney and features the extraordinary talent of Torres Strait Islander dancer, Albert David, inter-woven with archival footage.

SOURCE: Yanya Boston (2009), posted on YouTube, [3:53 mins], URL: https://youtu.be/1KXVE3c5CSA