| Description |
1 videocassette (VHS) (58 min.) : sound, color, ; 1/2 in |
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1/2 in |
| Summary |
More than a hundred years after the Tasmanian Aborigines were declared extinct, their descendants set out to reclaim the lost graves of their ancestors on Flinders Island in Bass Strait. The neglected burial site at Wybalenna (or Black Man's Houses) which, in the 1830's was Australia's first segregated reserve, is now the battleground dividing a community |
| Notes |
A Steve Thomas, Open Channel production ; in association with The Australian Film Commission, the Flinders Island Aboriginal Association and with assistance from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Commission |
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Distribution: A.C.T. : Ronin Films |
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"Best Australian Film, Melbourne Film Festival, 1992." -- Container |
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Censorship rating: G. for General exhibition |
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Warning: Discretion must be used when viewing this with Aboriginal people |
| Subject |
Aboriginal Tasmanians -- Australia -- Flinders Island (Tas.) -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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| Author |
Thomas, Steve.
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Moore, John.
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Open Channel Co-operative (Melbourne, Vic.)
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