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People deal with grief in different ways and in Torres Strait Island culture, a tombstone opening and unveiling symbolises the point where sorrow meets happiness. In this documentary, ABC Radio National broadcaster Nancia Guivarra takes us to her grandfather's tombstone opening in Cairns to join her family's ceremony and the celebrations that mark the end of their mourning period. From the Message Stick series.

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Production Completion
2002
Production Company
ABC TV Indigenous Programs Unit

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