Soldier/Administrator David Collins, arriving in Sydney on the First Fleet is acknowledged as being the first official to acknowledge there is tension between blacks and whites in their struggle over the land. Fighting ends temporarily in Tasmania after a verbal treaty is reached acknowledging partial rights over the land to First Nations peoples. The Government quickly breaks this verbal promise however and First Nations people flee into exile.
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ACMI Identifier
309205
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Removal
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Tasmania
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Treaties
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia
Television → Television series
Television → Television series → Television series - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)