A desolate stretch of earth somewhere in Australia. Two tribes of First Peoples, the Wororas and the Riratjingus, preserve their ancient legends, songs and laws of creation here. Theirs is a struggle for a culture, stories and laws that are the result of 40,000 years of living in the desert. They come into conflict with the laws of modern Australia and the interests of a large company that works to mine uranium in one of their holy places, the place where the Green Ants dream.
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ACMI Identifier
324835
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture conflict
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)