Roger Solomon, an Aboriginal from the north of Western Australia, narrates this history of the tribes from the Fortescue River area, who have been forced into coastal ghettoes, specifically in Roebourne, as a result of government policies, lack of work and the encroachment of mining interests. This removal from their tribal lands has led to their current problems which Solomon and the elders of the tribe would like to solve by a return to their homelands and tribal law. The video is in two parts.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
325377
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Land tenure
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Western Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Aboriginal Australians - Social conditions
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)