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In 1996 The High Court of Australia granted native title co-existence rights to the Wik Peoples of Cape York. The "Wik Decision" should have been a catalyst for positive change, but instead sparked a national cultural and political fallout. With unique access to never-before screened footage of a young Noel Pearson and Marcia Langton, this uncompromising feature documentary forensically explores the racism, fearmongering and political manoeuvring that occurred in the lead up to the case, and its

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Director
Dean Gibson
Writers
Dean Gibson
Producer
Helen Morrison
Executive Producers
Trish Lake
Cast
Fiona Wirrer-Eorge Ochunyung (Traditional Owner) - Noel Earson - Phyllis Unkaporta (Traditional Owner) - Kerry O’Brien - Marcia Angton AM - Senator Patrick Dodson - James Fitzgerald - Peter Yu - Keri Tamwoy (Traditional Owner) - Walter Sofranoff QC - Frankie Deemal - Adrian Duffy QC - Philip Hunter - Peter Sutton - Janine Chevathun (Traditional Owner) - Maree Kalkeeyorta (Traditional Owner) - Todd Condie -
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