Our Generation (2010 film)
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Our Generation is a 2010 documentary film
about the struggle of Aboriginal peoples
of Australia
for their land, culture and freedom.
’s 2008 apology for the Stolen Generation did nothing to alter their treatment of Australia’s indigenous population, continuing to undermine their access to basic human rights. The film analyzes Australia’s indigenous relations, from colonisation until the present day. It looks at Australia’s ongoing policies of assimilation, explains the issues underlying Indigenous disadvantage in the country, and upholds the right of First Australians to dignity, culture and empowerment. It looks at the Northern Territory Intervention
and the 2007 Little Children are Sacred report
.
, while The Burning Season
director Cathy Henkel calls it Australia’s very own Inconvenient Truth.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
about the struggle of Aboriginal peoples
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
for their land, culture and freedom.
Overview
Our Generation started in response to the Howard Government’s controversial ‘Emergency Intervention’ into Aboriginal communities in Australia’s remote Northern Territory. The film explores how the Kevin RuddKevin Rudd
Kevin Michael Rudd is an Australian politician who was the 26th Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010. He has been Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2010...
’s 2008 apology for the Stolen Generation did nothing to alter their treatment of Australia’s indigenous population, continuing to undermine their access to basic human rights. The film analyzes Australia’s indigenous relations, from colonisation until the present day. It looks at Australia’s ongoing policies of assimilation, explains the issues underlying Indigenous disadvantage in the country, and upholds the right of First Australians to dignity, culture and empowerment. It looks at the Northern Territory Intervention
Northern Territory National Emergency Response
The Northern Territory National Emergency Response was a package of changes to welfare provision, law enforcement, land tenure and other measures, introduced by the Australian federal government under John Howard in 2007 to address claims of rampant child sexual abuse and neglect in Northern...
and the 2007 Little Children are Sacred report
Little Children are Sacred
Little Children are Sacred is the report of a Board of Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse commissioned by the government of the Northern Territory, Australia, was publicly released on 15 June 2007...
.
Reception
Our Generation has been labeled “life changing” by popular Australian musician John ButlerJohn Butler (musician)
John Charles Wiltshire-Butler or John Charles Butler is an Australian musician, songwriter, record label owner and producer...
, while The Burning Season
The Burning Season (2008 film)
The Burning Season is a documentary about the burning of rainforests in Indonesia which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008. The main characters featured in the film are: Dorjee Sun from Australia; Achmadi, a small-scale palm oil farmer from Jambi province in Indonesia; and Lone Drøscher...
director Cathy Henkel calls it Australia’s very own Inconvenient Truth.
See also
- Stolen Generations
- The Coconut RevolutionThe Coconut RevolutionThe Coconut Revolution is a 2001 multi-award winning documentary film about the struggle of the indigenous peoples in the Bougainville Island...
- Crude
External links
- Our Generation - Official website