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In 1991 the Queensland Government passed the Queensland Land Act which enabled Aboriginal traditional owners to claim certain specifically gazetted areas of Crown land. One such area was the Cape Melville and Flinders Island National Parks in Princess Charlotte Bay on the eastern coast of Cape York Peninsula. For countless generations the traditional owners of these lands (the Yiiduwarra) have called this their home. This documentary is the story of the forced dispersal from their homelands, and the struggle for their return. The story unfolds through the gentle voices of the Yiiduwarra and rare archival film and sound recordings.

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Crew

Director
Lew Griffiths
Writers
Karin Calley  Noel Pearson
Producer
Lew Griffiths
Executive Producers
David White

Cast

Noel Pearson (Presenter) - traditional owners of Cape Melville - anthropologist Peter Sutton

Production Details

Production Completion
1996
Genre
History and national identity
Production Company
Oziris Productions

Sales

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Oziris Productions