Film
Dances at Aurukun
1963 · 30m
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Overview
This film is a record of traditional Aboriginal dancing at Aurukun Mission on Cape York Peninsula in far north Queensland. Filmed in 1962 for the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, it showcases and preserves Wik ritual dances and ceremonies at a time when customary Aboriginal life was changing and adapting to Western culture.
Crew
- Ian DunlopDirector
Details
- Release date
- December 31, 1963
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 30m
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