First Australians A Fair Deal For A Black Race A Fair Deal For A Black Race
A Fair Deal for a Black Race - A mass political movement helped win constitutional rights in 1967, but it was built on successive, strategic campaigns conducted by the first Australians from the 1930s. Yorta Yorta man William Cooper forms the Australian Aborigines League in 1933 to continue his life-long campaign for equality. His nephew, Pastor Sir Doug Nicholls, became a champion for those affected by the Maralinga nuclear bomb tests in the 1950s.
First Australians chronicles the birth of contemporary Australia as never told before, from the perspective of its first people. First Australians explores what unfolds when the oldest living culture in the world is overrun by the world's greatest empire. Over seven episodes, First Australians depicts the true stories of individuals - both black and white - caught in an epic drama of friendship, revenge, loss and victory in Australia's most transformative period of history.
Primary Title
- First Australians
Secondary Title
- A Fair Deal For A Black Race
Episode Title
- A Fair Deal For A Black Race
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 11 May 2010
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Episode
- 6
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- First Australians chronicles the birth of contemporary Australia as never told before, from the perspective of its first people. First Australians explores what unfolds when the oldest living culture in the world is overrun by the world's greatest empire. Over seven episodes, First Australians depicts the true stories of individuals - both black and white - caught in an epic drama of friendship, revenge, loss and victory in Australia's most transformative period of history.
Episode Description
- A Fair Deal for a Black Race - A mass political movement helped win constitutional rights in 1967, but it was built on successive, strategic campaigns conducted by the first Australians from the 1930s. Yorta Yorta man William Cooper forms the Australian Aborigines League in 1933 to continue his life-long campaign for equality. His nephew, Pastor Sir Doug Nicholls, became a champion for those affected by the Maralinga nuclear bomb tests in the 1950s.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Aboriginal Australians--History
- Culture conflict--Australia
- Australia--Race relations--History
- Documentary television programs--Australia
Genres
- Documentary
Contributors
- Tom E. Lewis (Actor)
- David Field (Actor)
- Peter O'Brien (Actor)
- Ben Ager (Actor)
- Ursula Yovich (Actor)
- Kelton Pell (Actor)
- John O'Hare (Actor)
- Marcia Langton (Interviewee)
- Gordon Briscoe (Interviewee)
- Peter Read (Interviewee)
- Allen Madden (Interviewee)
- Bruce Pascoe (Interviewee)
- JanetMcCalman (Interviewee)
- Inga Clendinnen (Interviewee)
- Richard Green (Interviewee)
- John Connor (Interviewee)
- David Suttor (Interviewee)
- James Kohen (Interviewee)
- Rachel Perkins (Director)
- Rachel Perkins (Producer)
- Darren Dale (Producer)
- Helen Panckhurst (Series Director)
- Rochelle Oshlack (Series Editor)
- Louis Nowra (Writer)
- Rachel Perkins (Writer)
- Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Aboriginal Australians--History
- Culture conflict--Australia
- Australia--Race relations--History
- Documentary television programs--Australia