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Works explorer

Birth of Indigenous broadcasting

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Aboriginal media organisations began broadcasting in remote communities in the 1980s, leading to the world’s first Indigenous TV network, Imparja Television.

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Live broadcast at the launch of EVTV

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Manyu-Wana

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The Walpajirri Dreaming

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Malangi

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Schooldays

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Oceans apart

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We believe in it...We know it's true

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Gammin paradise

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Best kept secret

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Everyday brave (A) [Widescreen]

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Family viewing television in Yuendumu

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[Untitled segment on NAIDOC day: Access News 2000]

Australia, 2000
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1950s Australian TV miniature

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Ways of thinking

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Dream time machine time

Australia, 1988
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Pirate VHS and magazine tapes

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Aboriginal History Archive

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Glued to the telly

Australia, 1995
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