Episode of Series “Australian mosaic”.
The elders of the Tiwi people on Melville and Bathurst Islands have been concerned that their traditional way of life will die out with this generation and so they have instigated bilingual, bicultural education in the local schools, so that the children now learn the Tiwi language and cultural tradition as well as English.
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ACMI Identifier
302941
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Education
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Ethnic identity
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television series - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Language and culture
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tiwi Islands (N.T.)
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Aboriginal Australians - Social conditions
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Aboriginal Australians - Language - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education, Bilingual
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Language and culture
Television → Television series → Television series - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)