Margaret: a pride in identity

Episode of Series “Our multicultural society”.
Margaret is an urban aboriginal woman who became involved in the pre-school Murawina, first as a mother then later as a trainee pre-school teacher. Margaret is shown at home with her white Australian husband and at work. The film stresses the importance of Aboriginal identity.

Credits

director

David Roberts

producer

Tom Manefield

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:10:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1978

Appears in

Group of items

Our multicultural society

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012753

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Education

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Ethnic identity

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Women

Aboriginal Australia → Murawina School

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Intermarriage

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Murawina School

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Intermarriage

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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Australia, 1978

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