Anthropologist Peter Sutton is taken by an Aboriginal family, the Naponans, to map hereditary clan country in northern Queensland where they hope to live one day. To the children it is all new; to an old man it brings back vivid memories. [Source: https://aiatsis.gov.au/publication/35836 Last accessed 12/7/2023]
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
303313
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Land tenure
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Social life and customs
Aboriginal Australia → Sacred sites (Australian Aboriginal)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Anthropology
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cartography
Crafts & Visual Arts → Cartography
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)