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Justine Reilly: A new TV show tells the colonial history of Australia from an indigenous point of view | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

The tragedy of Australia’s past
A new TV show tells the colonial history of Australia from an indigenous point of view – a bravely ambitious undertaking
The Guardian Justine o’Reilly October 28 2008 – “……………………..I feel compelled to report back to the motherland, who colonised this continent of indigenous nations more than 200 years ago, about a recent development with the potential to shift the Australian consciousness. First Australians is a new television series commissioned by SBS, Australia’s multicultural broadcaster. It tells the colonial history of Australia from an indigenous point of view. This was a bravely ambitious undertaking……………The seven-part series, which can be viewed online, begins with the Dreamtime creation story, cuts to the landing of the First Fleet at Botany Bay in 1788 and follows through to prime minister Kevin Rudd’s apology to Australia’s “stolen generation” earlier this year………………….Australians are becoming more aware that while indigenous people were being denied the right to grow up with their biological families, the broader Australian community was being denied the right to know the whole truth about its past.

Justine Reilly: A new TV show tells the colonial history of Australia from an indigenous point of view | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

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October 29, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | indigenous issues