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Finding aid BARKER_J02 Sound recordings collected by

22 Dec 2023

00:00:12 Jimmie Barker speaks about discrimination against Aboriginal people in the form of segregation and laws and regulations relating to alcohol 00:01:20 Jimmie Barker points to progress in this area and speaks about the current (at the time of recording) laws in New South Wales that are not inherently (in Jimmie’s view), discriminatory toward Aboriginal people. [...] 00:01:37 Jimmie Barker speaks about the inevitability of some degree of discrimination in Australian society and the fact this is balanced out by what Jimmie describes as “right thinking people.” 00:02:04 Jimmie Barker speaks about the education deficit for Aboriginal people (at the time of recording). [...] 00:33:52 Jimmie Barker provides the Muruwari word for “teeth” or “tooth,” when pronounced “hard.” Jimmie explains that the same word given a “soft” pronunciation means “where” and also “away.” 00:35:02 Jimmie Barker provides the Muruwari phrase for “this way.” 00:35:13 Jimmie Barker provides the Muruwari phrase for “that way.” 00:35:31 Jimmie Barker provides the Muruwari phrase for “away there.” 0. [...] 00:44:20 Jimmie Barker provides the Muruwari phrase for “one went this way.” 00:44:38 Jimmie Barker provides the Muruwari phrase for “one went that way.” 00:44:53 Jimmie Barker provides the Muruwari phrase for “one went down.” 00:45:07 Jimmie Barker provides the Muruwari phrase for “one went up.” 00:45:41 Jimmie Barker speaks about the contextual meaning of these phrases and how additional words a. [...] 00:55:24 Jimmie Barker provides the Muruwari phrase for “he went away.” 00:55:45 Jimmie Barker provides the Muruwari phrase for “he has no teeth.” 00:56:52 Jimmie Barker provides the Muruwari phrase for “the tomahawk is not sharp.” 00:57:22 Jimmie Barker explains the interchangeability between the Muruwari word for “sharp” and “teeth.” 00:58:20 Jimmie Barker provides the Muruwari phrase for “the t.

Authors

Leah Wilson

Pages
13
Published in
Australia

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