My Survival as an Aboriginal
1979 Β· 51m Β· Documentary Β· Family Β· History
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.
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