In 1936 on a remote outpost in the Northern Territory, nine aboriginal elders appeared before Ruth Heathcock, a young white nurse who they believed was a member of their tribe before the Dreaming. What she later experienced in her healing work is the subject of this extraordinary documentary. A multi-award winning production.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
017379
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Legends
Aboriginal Australia → Heathcock, Ruth
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Aboriginal Australians - Legends
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Reincarnation
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Healers
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Nursing
History → Aboriginal Australians - Legends
People → Heathcock, Ruth
Short films
Short films → Short films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)