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The Land is your mother

Australia, 2005
film

Clive “Bidja” Atkinson reminisces about his childhood, firstly in the Goulburn River region and then later in Echuca. He speaks of his love for th..

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Bidja

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[Untitled]

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Strong and Proud

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Culture, respect and law

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This is a story about the land we live on

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One man's road

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Always was, always will be

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