10 July 1979 History, Factual, Family 51 mins
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.
Watch the official My Survival as an Aboriginal 1979 trailer in HD below or find more My Survival as an Aboriginal videos on Vidimovie.
Essie Coffey as Self
Martha Ansara Co-Producer
Australia 20 July 1979
France 12 April 1980
United States 02 November 1979
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1979 Australian Film Commission, National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), Goodgaban Productions, Ballad Films.