Items tagged with 'Indigenous Australians'
A West Australian time capsule
15 May 2012
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It’s Western Australia’s time to shine as we look at a selection of films made about the sunny state from 1907-1972.
Remembering an Aboriginal music legend
03 April 2012 in Portraits
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Brenda Gifford
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A true gentleman and artist, Jimmy Little’s contribution to the Australian music industry and Indigenous music is immeasurable. Brenda Gifford knew not only the myth, but also the man.
Films set in the outback have been central to a imagining of Australia for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous filmmakers. NFSA Historian Graham Shirley argues that the interpretation of the landscape and our relationship with it has defined Australian cinema.
