09 Jun 2017
In My Own Words
The raw, heartfelt and often funny journey of adult Aboriginal students and their teachers as they discover the transformative power of reading and writing for the first time.
The Dreamtime
In the North Territory, Indigenous tourism helps to reconcile the two different Australian peoples.
The Europeans want to be forgiven for the tragic colonial period. The aborigines try to preserve their ancient roots from the present and the future. In the North Territory.
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