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1 online resource (streaming video file) (26 min. 2 sec.) ; 157176419 bytes |
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*Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program contains images and voices of people who have died*Bloodlines is a special six-part series exploring some of Australia's most prominent Indigenous families. Family and connection to country are the universal touchstones of Indigenous Australians. Since European invasion some families have become the stuff of history and their stories legendary.In this series we will explore the 'Bloodlines' of six of those families whose exceptional contribution to Australia flows across the generations. While some family members are household names, others are quiet achievers. Above all else, Bloodlines is a fascinating and sometimes surprising portrait of Indigenous Australian families. The families include: the Nicholls - from South Australian Governor, Pastor Sir Douglass to the present day AFL star, Nathan Lovett-Murray; the deep song line of Jimmy Little and his clan; the Torres family from the Western Australian Kimberley, who have gone from traditional to digital in a flash of creativity; from the Tiwi Islands the AFL team that is the Riolis; and the O'Shane family who went from living in a tent on struggle street in Queensland to the judicial bench in a generation without losing their social conscience. Pastor Sir Douglas Nicholls was a statesman of the highest order who, with his wife, Lady Gladys Nicholls set a new benchmark in relations between black and white Australia. As their grandson says, they were "the Obamas of their day", high achievers in all they attempted - stylish and smart. Sir Douglas was from Cummerajunga Mission on the Murray River but rose to become the Governor of South Australia. He was an Aussie Rules champ, but, more importantly, he battled the institutionalised racism of the day - literally fighting to prevent his sister from being taken by white authorities. The Nicholls dedicated their lives to furthering the rights of Indigenous Australians and now successive generations in the wider Nicholls clan are working tirelessly to build on the foundation established by this extraordinary couple.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Producer: Miriam Corowa |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2010-09-19 at 13:30:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs.
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Conduct of life.
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Personality development.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Bamblett, Alf, contributor
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Bamblett, Esme, contributor
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Corowa, Miriam, host
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Lampton, Adam, contributor
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Lovett-Murray, Nathan, contributor
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Murray, Gary, contributor
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Nicholls, Doug, contributor
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Nicholls, Robert, contributor
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Pedersen, Pamela, contributor
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Tamiru, Jason, contributor
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Tamiru, Lilian, contributor
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Walker, Lorna, contributor
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