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Record of Interviews with Aboriginal people of the Port Adelaide area - the north-western suburbs of Adelaide; the Indigenous significance of Port Adelaide; the association of people from Port Adelaide with national movements; development of the interview project; Aboriginal scepticim about research; personal stories of interviewees; mention of various missions and homes including Point Pearce, Point Macleay, Saint Francis Home; Port Adelaide Mission; the strength and importance of community; definition of the term 'community'; use of the term 'self-determination'; community governance; interventions into Aboriginal communities by Governments, missionaries, pastoralists and mining companies; early activists; anti-colonialist struggels; women's involvement in setting up community organisations; women who have made a difference - role of women (p.18); the Indigenous Women's Council; establishing local organisations, the Dale Street Community Centre; North Adelaide Aboriginal Women's Shelter; establishment of the Adelaide Berean Church; the importance of family and other links that need to be maintained to strengthen the sense of community; Aboriginal housing (p.32); association between re-location and loss of land or need for paid work; identification with land or origin; links to the city; entertainment; complexities of class and culture; cross cultural friendships; the need for a community centre (p.40); jobs and employment; history of employment in the region; Community Development Employment Project (CDEP); location and employment; exploitation of Aboriginal workers; concepts of slavery and colonised labour (p.50); manual / factory work in the Port (p.53); the introduction of new technologies and changes to work practices; exemption certificates (dog tags / passports) (p.63) - also photo (p.74); need for cross-cultural training in the workplace; importance of Education (p.91); the involvement of Aboriginal parents, community leaders and educators in the education