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My Survival as an Aboriginal
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My Survival as an Aboriginal

Jul 10, 1979
0h 51m
★ 0.0

Overview

Essie Coffey gives the children lessons on Aboriginal culture. She speaks of the importance of teaching these kids about their traditions. Aboriginal kids are forgetting about their Aboriginal heritage because they are being taught white culture instead.

Genres

Documentary
Family
History

Production Companies

Goodgaban Productions
Ballad Films
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA)
Australian Film Commission

My Survival as an Aboriginal Trailers

Cast

Essie Coffey

Self

Essie Coffey

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