Jointly presented by Francis Firebrace Jones and Paulin Mcleod, these stories are presented with great enthusiasm and in the spirit of enhancing respect for the land and the Aboriginal people of Australia. The story titles are: In the beginning ; Creation of day and night ; Who discovered Australia? ; How fire came to Earth ; Giant Goanna and the Little black snake ; Why does the kookaburra laugh ; Old bush turkey ; Sharing time ; How the kangaroo got its pouch ; The Platypus ; Death of a cockatoo ; Walkabout ; The Bunyip ; “the Wallagara Man.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
308329
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Ethnic identity
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Legends
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Religion
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Aboriginal Australians - Legends
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)