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Walya Ngamardiki: The Land My Mother

01/01/1978

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0hr 19min

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Documentary

STORY

Exploring the relationship between Aboriginal people and their land (including the Dreaming, sacred places), this film was inspired by Silas Roberts’ submission to the 1976 Australian Government inquiry on uranium mining - the Ranger Uranium Environmental Inquiry. Silas, whose tribal name is Ngourladi, is an elder of the Allawa clan and was the first chairman of the Northern Land Council, established to assist Aboriginal people make land rights claims based on traditional ownership. The film, which moves from Arnhem Land in the north to Yuendumu in the centre, examines the importance of maintaining Aboriginal culture and laws and explains the reasons why they object to the mining being carried out.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Bob Maza
  • Silas Roberts
  • David Gulpilil
  • Pincher Numiari
  • Nelson Jabanunga

    Director

  • David Roberts

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Film Australia

    Production Countries

  • Australia

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Bob Maza

Narrator (voice)

Silas Roberts

Self

David Gulpilil

Self

Pincher Numiari

Self

Nelson Jabanunga

Self

Jimmy Jungari

Self

Harry Nelson

Self