Desert People

Synopsis

A compilation of parts 1, 2 and 4 of the PEOPLE OF THE AUSTRALIAN WESTERN DESERT SERIES. Parts 1 & 2: A simple account of an average day in the lives of two families of the Western Desert of Australia. Most of the time is taken up by the search for food. The first family is camped by an unusually plentiful water supply; the second family by a well which has run dry, and they spend their day travelling from one well to another, collecting food as they go. Djagamara and his family were filmed as they were found in the heart of the desert. Minma and his family had recently been met by a Welfare Patrol and had gone to a mission station. The unit took Minma back to his own country to record his life.

Series

People of the Australian Western Desert, Series

Language

English

Country

Australia

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 51 min.

Year of production

1965

Availability

Hire

Uses

Undergraduates. Postgraduates. *RAI

Keywords

Aboriginal peoples; Australia; deserts

Credits

Director

Ian Dunlop

Producer

John Martin-Jones

Contributor

Robert Tonkinson

Sections

Title

Seedcake making and general camp activity

Title

Gum preparation, stone flaking, Djagamara leaves Badjar

Title

Family moves camp and gathers food, A

Production Company

Name

Australian Commonwealth Film Unit

Sponsor

Name

Canberra

Address

Australia

Distributor

Name

Royal Anthropological Institute Film & Video Library, c/o Concord Media

Email

sales@concordvideo.co.uk

Web

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Phone

01473 726012

Fax

01473 274531

Address

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