Familiar places

Australia, 1980

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Shows the recent movement of Aboriginal people back to their traditional lands. As this movement has grown Aborigines have seen the importance of mapping their land, and we see anthropologist Peter Sutton helping them. Peter Sutton provides a commentary on what he has learned about Aboriginal ties to the land.

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Credits

director

David MacDougall

production company

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Duration

00:52:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303313

Language

English

Audience classification

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 → Documentary films - Australia

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Property

History → Anthropology

History → History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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