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Colebrook Tji Tji Tjuta (c. 1981 - )

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c. 1981
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Records Holder

The Colebrook Tji Tji Tjuta was formed when a group of former residents of the Colebrook Children's Home came together following the closure of the Colebrook Home in 1981. The Colebrook Tji Tji Tjuta manages records of Colebrook Home

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The Colebrook Tji Tji Tjuta played a key role in the campaign to form a permanent memorial to the Aboriginal children who were removed from their families and housed at Colebrook Home. The Colebrook Blackwood Reconciliation Park has two commissioned sculptures, and is located on the Eden Hills site where the Home was formerly located.

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Atkinson-Phillips, Alison, 'Commemoration as Witnessing: 20 Years of Remembering the Stolen Generations at Colebrook Reconciliation Park', de arte, vol. 53, no. 2-3, 2018, pp. 103-121. Details

Online Resources

Photos

Colebrook Reconciliation Park
Title
Colebrook Reconciliation Park
Type
Video
Date
2011?
Source
Posted on YouTube by Jim Lesses

Details

Sources used to compile this entry: 'Colebrook Blackwood Reconciliation Park', in City of Mitcham, City of Mitcham, https://www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au/discover/places-to-visit/colebrook-home-memorial; George, Karen, Finding your own way, Nunkuwarrin Yunti of South Australia Inc., 2005, http://nunku.org.au/resources/.

Prepared by: Ann McCarthy