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The men indicated when they were ready for an interview. At
Warralong, an out-station, a request to meet with the 'strong'
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women was readily acceded to, but in the event the women were
replaced by the men who spoke with authority. Thus the participants
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(ʒ) Interviews with non-Aboriginal staff
It was decided that the observations of those members of
staff who had worked with the Strelley Mob over a period of eighteen
months or more and, in particular, the observations of the Principals
of the schools who were greatly trusted by the community would be
more reliable than those of an outsider coming in for the purpose
of research, lacking that place in the community given to permanent
residents as part of the kinship system ɪ.
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members of the staff who had been at Strelley for eighteen
months or more were interviewed, in all eight people. Those in
key positions were interviewed on a number of occasions.
(4) Student data
The role of white people, and the protocol of interaction with
Aboriginal people is clearly defined. Interviewing of students
was not seen as an appropriate part of this interaction. Instead,
information about students was gathered from interviews with
white staff and from school reports.
7.32 Methodology - urban situation
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(1) Documentation
There is little documentation available for the Pt. Augusta
urban situation. There is a popular history of the Umeewarra
mission (now Davenport reserve), an account of the establishment
Kinship groupings are allocated to permanent white residents
as a means of preserving order in interpersonal relationships.
2See AppendixVI, p.517. for a list of documentation.
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