Dances at Aurukun
1963, English. Directed by Ian Dunlop.
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.
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- 0h 30m
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- English
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- 31 December 1963
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Dances at Aurukun (1963) was directed by Ian Dunlop.