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My Survival as an Aboriginal

My Survival as an Aboriginal

1979•51m
DocumentaryFamilyHistory

Essie Coffey gives the children lessons on Aboriginal culture. She speaks of the importance of teaching these kids about their traditions. Aboriginal kids are forgetting about their Aboriginal heritage because they are being taught white culture instead.

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Goodgaban Productions, Ballad Films, National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), Australian Film Commission

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EN

Status

Released

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Essie Coffey

Essie Coffey

Self

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