One people one soul

The people of Irian Jaya are fighting a little known but bloody war of survival against the government of Indonesia. This program explores what is at stake in this war - a people and their country. The West Papuan people, as they prefer to call themselves, speak from guerilla hideouts in the jungle and from crowded refugee camps in Papua New Guinea.

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Credits

director

Bob Burns

Duration

00:54:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1987

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

017517

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Irian Jaya (Indonesia)

Places → Irian Jaya (Indonesia)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1987

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