Abstract
Q. Why do you want a school?A. It is very important for our children to learn.Q. What sort of teacher do you want?A. First of all, Aboriginal teachers to start.Q. How many teachers do you want?A. One for a start.Q. What do you want them to teach?A. Counting, mathematics, reading, writing in English, Aboriginal culture.Q. Do you want a school building?A. We are thinking about an open-air one, a hut with bark and bush materials. Later on we may build a better school.Another question concerned the degree of assistance required from Europeans.A. Everything concerning schools will be run only by the local people, but we will appreciate the ideas and help of Europeans when we ask them. All responsibility will be with parents.This conversation is extracted from a report by Maria Brandl, written in 1974. She was talking to a group of people who had started an Outstation in the Yirrkala area.
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