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Dhakiyarr vs the King.

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Location DVD DHA
Title Dhakiyarr vs the King. [DVD]
Portion of title Dhakiyarr versus the King.
Published Lindfield : Film Australia, 2004
Collation 1 videocassette (VHS) (PAL) (56 min.) : sd., col.
General Note Directors: Tom Murray and Allan Collins ; writer: Tom Murray. Producer, Graeme Isaac ; executive producer, Anna Grieve. Produced with the assistance of CAAMA Productions and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Made in collaboration with Dhuruputjpi and Yilpara communities of Blue Mud Bay, northeast Arnhem Land. "The family of the great Yolngu leader Dhakiyarr Wirrpanda is searching for answers. Seventy years after the controversial murder trial and subsequent disappearance, Dhakiyarr's body has still not been found and laid to rest. His descendants know that justice was not served. They want to restore what was denied to him: honour. Dhakiyarr vs the King journeys with the Yolngu as they re-trace his footsteps and finally come face to face with the authorities that let him down and with the descendants of Constable McColl". A Film Australia National Interest Program.
"Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers should exercise caution when watching this program as it may contain images of deceased persons"--cover.
A study guide available on the National Film and Sound Archive website at he URL below.
DVD.
Subject Dhakiyarr Wirrpanda
Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of -- Northern Territory -- Arnhem Land
Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Criminal justice system
Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Arnhem Land -- Government relations
Yolngu (Australian people)
Justice, Administration of -- Northern Territory -- History
Added Name Collins, Allan
Murray, Tom
Grieve, Anna
Isaac, Graeme
Added Corporate Name Film Australia
CAAMA Productions
Internet Site http://nfsa.gov.au/collection/film-australia-collection/program-sales/programs/teachers_notes/8660_dhakiyarrnotes.pdf
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