Resisting Invasions: Indigenous Peoples and Land Rights Battles in Mabo and Terra Vermelha

This article examines two feature films, focusing on the link between Indigenous cinema, environmental preservation and land rights. The first film is Mabo (2012) directed by Aboriginal filmmaker Rachel Perkins. It centres on a man’ legal battle for recognition of Indigenous land’ ownership in Austr...

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Main Author: Aline Frey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2016-06-01
Series:Ilha do Desterro
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/43272