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Title The land of the lightning brothers / directed by David Roberts
Published Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (28 min.)
Series Australasian video online
Summary Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers should be aware that this content may contain images or names of people who have since passed away. In the sandstone country southwest of Katherine in the Northern Territory lies a spectacular concentration of Aboriginal rock art. Ancestral beings, the Lightning Brothers, feature in this art. For the Wardaman people, the Lightning Brothers are an important part of their living culture. The Wardaman perform traditional songs and ceremonies associated with special Dreamtime places where their art is found. Like many rock art sites, the Wardaman's Dreamtime places are extremely vulnerable. This fascinating and educational program, featuring the music of Australian group Gondwanaland, looks at the way these valuable sites are being preserved
Notes Title from resource description page (viewed November 20, 2014)
Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers should be aware that this content may contain images or names of people who have since passed away
In English
Subject Wardaman (Australian people)
Rock paintings -- Australia
Painting, Aboriginal Australian.
Painting, Aboriginal Australian.
Rock paintings.
Wardaman (Australian people)
Australia.
Genre/Form Documentary films.
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Form Streaming video
Author Roberts, David.
Bell, Janet.
Maza, Bob, 1939-2000.
Film Australia (Organization)
National Film and Sound Archive (Australia)