Message Stick
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Message Stick was an Australian television series about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lifestyles, culture and issues.
History
The weekly half-hour show began screening in 1999 on ABC Television. It featured profile stories, interviews, video clips, short films and cooking segments.[1][2][3][4] The last show went to air in July 2012.[5]
Presenters included Aden Ridgeway (from July 2006),[6] Miriam Corowa, Rachael Maza, Kelrick Martin, Deborah Mailman, and Trisha Morton-Thomas.[4]
Selected episodes
- "Bill's Wake" (2001) – About the wake held by Bill Neidjie, a traditional owner of Kakadu, while he was still alive[7]
- "Wayne’s World" (2005) – focusing on actor/director Wayne Blair[8]
- "Stephen Hagan" (Sunday 29 January 2006, 1.30 pm) – Aboriginal activist and former diplomat Stephen Hagan is interviewed about his campaign to have an offensive word removed from a Toowoomba sports stadium.[9]
- "Giving Voice" (Sunday 8 November 2009, 1:30pm) – about the Northern Territory National Emergency Response, featuring Bob Randall.[10]
- "Spinifex Man" (2009), featuring actor, writer, director, dancer and musician Trevor Jamieson, interviewed by cinematographer Allan Collins[11]
References
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External links
- Script error: No such module "If empty". at IMDbTemplate:EditAtWikidataScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:WikidataCheck
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". (Episodes available to purchase)
Template:Films and television series about Indigenous Australia