Angela Ryder (Episode #1)
Angela Ryder and her siblings were taken from their parents when she was nine years old.
Separated from her brothers and sisters, Angela was placed in Wandering Mission, 120km south-east of Perth, where her own mother had been held as a child.
Wandering Mission was established by the Catholic Archbishop of Perth in 1944 as a day school for Aboriginal girls. Children aged 4 to 15 could board there if demanded by government authorities. Boys were later admitted from 1951, until the mission’s closure in 1979.
During this conversation with Wayne Bynder, Angela talks about her time at Wandering, the broken bonds in her family when she was returned, and how she came to build a life in the aftermath.
Yarns with Stolen Mob is produced with the assistance of the Community Broadcasting Foundation. Find out more at cbf.org.au.
Listeners are advised that Stolen Generations testimonies about their forced removal as children from family, and their confinement in institutions, is distressing. If you are feeling worried or no good please call the 13YARN crisis support line to talk with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Supporter, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call 13 92 76 or visit 13Yarn.org.au for more.
