Aboriginal people suffer an unemployment rate six times higher than the white community. Shows Aboriginal people in New South Wales who are working on four different job creation projects. Features, amongst others, Bill Powell, Aboriginal Liaison Officer TAFE, Rose Kirby, Murrin Bridge Handcraft Industries, Des Simon, apprentice carpenter, Purfleet and Dallas Carberry, park management trainee, Orient Point.
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ACMI Identifier
016496
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Employment
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - New South Wales
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Aboriginal Australians - Business enterprises
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Unemployment - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Aboriginal Australians - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Unemployment - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)