Indigenous Studies |

Who Do You Think You Are? - Catheine Freeman - Olympicold Medallist

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0:51:28

When she won a gold medal during the 2000 Olympic Games in front of a rapturous home crowd and a global TV audience of millions, Catherine Freeman carved a place in Australian sporting history and cemented herself as a symbol of black and white unity and of national pride. But as a child growing up in a comfortable, supportive environment, she often wondered where she found the determination to achieve.

When The Nativeset Restless - 22-Jan-2009

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0:27:38

On the infamous Gordon Estate in Dubbo, the entire community has been given an eviction notice. Within three years, all their homes will be demolished. In this powerful documentary, the community speaks for the first time about the issues they face and about being black in a regional town. This film is about racism, a housing estate and inequality in a small country town. It is about life, family and overall disadvantage and frustration with not having opportunities because of the colour of your skin.

Vote Yes For Aborigines - 26-Nov-2007

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0:51:37

On this day 40 years ago, with the highest "yes" vote in Australia's history, 90.77% of voters agreed that Aborigines be counted in the census and that the Commonwealth Government take charge of Aboriginal affairs, effectively acknowledging Aboriginal people as citizens within their own country.

The Pilot's Funeral - 27-Mar-2008

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0:26:16

The story of the revival of an ancient burial practice. Revived not for an Indigenous person, but for a white man who the Yolngu embraced as one of their own.

The Lost Ones - 07-May-2008

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0:26:58

Academic Henry Reynolds and Queensland woman Bron Nurdin have never met, but they're on the same journey. Both are trying to trace their Aboriginal heritage, their families and where they belong.

Strong and Deadly - 12-Oct-2009

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0:26:04

Indigenous young people (12-18 years) have often grown up against a background of entrenched social and economic disadvantage. This program looks at community-based initiatives that draw on culture that are having a significant impact on the health and well-being of Indigenous young people. Presented by Roxanne McDonald.

The Dream Of Love - 28-Feb-2008

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0:26:03

An autobiographical journey for filmmaker Lawrence Johnston, who grew up as one of six siblings to his Aboriginal father Colin and non-Indigenous mother, Gloria. Their marriage was a tempestuous one, that included physical and emotional abuse.

Policing The Pacific - 14-May-2008

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0:24:40

This four-part series details the adventures and challenges that Australian Federal Police encounter in their quest to bring justice and peace to the islands of the Pacific traumatized by civil war. The series follows several Australian Federal Agents deployed to the Solomon Islands, where they patrol the streets of the capital Honiara, the remote and dangerous Weather Coast and outer islands that rarely, if ever, see law enforcement.

Peter Coppin - 03-Oct-2008

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0:26:44

Indigenous magazine series. Inside the lives and characters of Indigenous Australians across the country with stories presented from the perspective of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in their own voices.

Message Stick - Talking Stick: Literature

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0:27:05

Miriam speaks to authors Anita Heiss, Boori Pryor and Meme McDonald about using literature to bridge the Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultural divide.