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It's a long road back : a film
(eVideo)
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[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
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eVideo
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English
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General Note
On cover: "The story of one woman's struggle to regain her Aboriginality".
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced by Ronin Films in 1981.
Description
This powerful documentary was made by Oomera (Coral) Edwards on Super 8mm film as a training exercise at the (then) Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies in Canberra. The film surveys the New South Wales policy of taking Aboriginal children from their families and putting them in institutions run by the Aborigines Welfare Board. From 1883 to 1969, this policy deprived generations of children of their Aboriginal identity. Oomera was one of these children, and she discusses her own struggle to regain her Aboriginality. The film also includes a moving interview with a former matron at an Aboriginal Welfare Home in Cootamundra, expressing her on-going concern that Aboriginal children were removed from their parents without any consultation or parental permission.--Kanopy.
Original Version
Originally produced,Canberra, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, c1981.
System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Edwards, O. (2014). It's a long road back: a film . Kanopy Streaming.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Edwards, Oomera. 2014. It's a Long Road Back: A Film. Kanopy Streaming.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Edwards, Oomera. It's a Long Road Back: A Film Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Edwards, Oomera. It's a Long Road Back: A Film Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
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