Irati Wanti - the Poison Leave it

Year of completion
2000
Content type
Documentary
Format
Short
Duration
18 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

The Kupa Piti Kungka Tijuta, a council of elder Aboriginal women from Cooper Pedy, have been campaigning against the Federal government's plans to build a national radioactive was the repository in the South Australian desert. Their stories reveal the ongoing dangers of the nuclear industry and their distrust of a government which tells them radioactive waste in their backyard will not affect them.