Lola Edwards

Lola Edwards (nee maikanotan) (1946–2011) aur link-ap (nsw) ke sansthaapak sadasy the. Lola Edwards aboriginal aur tores stret islander logon ke lie ek majaboot vakeel the, jinhen jabaran unake parivaaron se hata diya gaya tha, jise baad mein stolan jenareshan karaar diya gaya. lola maikanotan ka janm 1946 mein hua tha, vah stolan jenareshan ka sadasy tha aur enesadablyoo ke tinga mein palee-badhee thee. unakee maan ek naagarabal mahila theen aur pita ek kamilaaroee purush the. usake pita vahee the jise aadivaasee log "boodhe bush vakeel" kahate the aur niyamit roop se adaalat mein aadivaasee logon ke lie vakeel bane rahate the. edavards aur unaka parivaar hamesha maanata tha ki yahee kaaran hai ki unhen liya gaya tha. jab vah chaar saal kee thee, 1951 mein, lola ko usakee badee aur chhotee bahanon aur usake bhaee gordan ke saath usake parivaar se aadivaasee kalyaan bord dvaara le jaaya gaya tha. unhen uthaaya gaya aur inaverel se sidanee jaane vaalee tren mein le jaaya gaya, unake bhaee gordan ko sentral relave steshan par alag kiya gaya, phir lola aur unakee bahanon ko tren mein kootamundra le jaaya gaya. edavards ne kaee saalon baad tak apanee maan ko nahin dekha aur apane pita se kabhee nahin mile kyonki unakee rihaee se pahale unakee mrtyu ho gaee thee. kootamundra garls hom edavards ne enesadablyoo mein aadivaasee ladakiyon ke lie kootamundra ghareloo prashikshan grh mein 11 saal bitae, jahaan use usake parivaar se nikaale jaane ke baad le jaaya gaya. yah sanstha 1912 se khulee aur 1969 mein band ho gaee. vahaan kee ladakiyon ko ghareloo naukar banane ke lie prashikshit kiya jaata tha; edavards ko teleephonist banane ke lie prashikshit kiya gaya aur phir ghar par kaam kiya, jabaki any ne taiping kors kiya. edavards vahaan rakhe jaane ke 31 saal baad, 1980 tak ghar jaane ke lie vaapas nahin gaeen. 2008 mein ek saakshaatkaar mein, edavards ne yaad kiya ki ghar par ek aur ladakee raat mein bistar par khud se baat karatee thee aur edavards se kaha ki vah kambal ke neeche apanee bhaasha yaad rakhane kee koshish kar rahee thee. edavards ne yah bhee kaha ki unhen vishvaas hai ki vah aur ghar kee any ladakiyon ko "saphed sochane aur saphed kaam karane aur khud ko saaph rakhane, usakee tvacha ko saaf karane, usakee tvacha se kaale rang ko hataane" ke lie uthaaya ja raha hai.http://trove.nla.gov.au/people/1598118?q=Lola+Edwards&c=peoplehttps://web.archive.org/web/20110822152353/http://www.linkupnsw.org.au/media/docs/aunty_lola.pdfhttp://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/awaye/alberts-gift-part-1---lolas-story/3670106

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Vibhag:Mahila Saamaajik Kaaryakarta