Episode number 1 of Series “From spirit to spirit (A)”.
This program expresses the spiritual and physical catharsis of an Aboriginal man from the urban environment. Michael Riley gives an insight into the indigenous view of white society and highlights the problems which non-Aboriginal people may have in understanding this attitude as well as the difficulties Aboriginal people may have in explaining it.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
306666
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Attitudes
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Ethnic identity
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Kinship
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Religion
Aboriginal Australia → Indigenous peoples
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indigenous peoples
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Country life - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Country life - Psychological aspects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Country life - Psychological aspects
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)