On Sacred Ground

Documentary looking at the Noonkanbah Station dispute of the late 1970s in Western Australia, where Aboriginal communities fought to stop mining in the region.

"Presented by a young spokesman for the Kimberley Land Council, the film gives an Indigenous view of the area's history from the early days of European colonisation. It explores the problems of Aboriginal dispossession and loss of identity and the efforts that have been made towards self-determination, economic self-sufficiency and maintaining language and culture. It helps explain Aboriginal ties to the land, the importance of sacred sites and the reasons for the land rights struggle." (Australian National Film & Sound Archive)

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