These two short community advertisements (30 seconds each) were made to create awareness about the suffering of indigenous peoples as a result of forced removal from their families in the middle of twentieth century Australia. The audience is asked to consider the current impact experienced by these people today as a direct result of government policy whilst the Aboriginal people are still asking “why?”. Sign the “Sorry book” at www.apology.west.net.au.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
314585
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Adoption
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Attitudes
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Children
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Civil rights
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Cultural assimilation
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Government relations
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Legal status, laws, etc.
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Removal
Aboriginal Australia → Reconciliation - Australia
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Advertising
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Advertising - Australia
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television advertising
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Aboriginal Australians - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Advertising
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community education
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Reconciliation - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)