Episode of Series “Why can’t they be like we were?”.
Amy is a 16 year-old aboriginal girl from the country now living in Sydney. She faces many problems at school, in getting a job, and in the community because of her colour. Photography by Dean Semler.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
000343
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Employment
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Youth
Aboriginal Australia → Race discrimination - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Rural-urban migration - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Unemployment - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Aboriginal Australians - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Race discrimination - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rural-urban migration - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Unemployment - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)