From The Film Australia Collection. Made by Film Australia 1978. Directed by David Roberts.
After years of campaigning, a group of Aboriginal women from Murawina preschool are finally signing the contract that will start construction on a new school and hostel on a block of land in Eveleigh Street in inner Sydney. In this program, they talk of how they, as Aboriginal people, want to help themselves. They want to raise their children in an unthreatening and nurturing environment where the young aren’t ashamed of being black and where they can learn about Indigenous culture. This, they believe, will provide their kids with the inner strength and self-esteem they require to make the best of their lives, particularly in the face of inevitable prejudice. …...more
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