Episode of Series “Our multicultural society”.
Murawina is a First Nations pre-school in Chippendale, an inner suburb of Sydney. The mothers who run Murawina want a separate pre-school for their children, because they want to develop in their children a black pride that may not be encouraged by the white schools the children will next go to. The film raises questions about prejudice, the influence of past experiences on present day attitudes and the relationship between urban and tribal First Nations peoples.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012755
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Education
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Ethnic identity
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - New South Wales - Sydney
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Urban residence
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Women
Aboriginal Australia → Murawina School
Aboriginal Australia → Racism - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Aboriginal Australians - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Prejudices
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Racism - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education, Preschool - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Murawina School
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Prejudices
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)