Benny and the Dreamers
Clip 1: Desert economy
2 min 42 sec
Taken from the documentary Benny and the Dreamers (1992)
Original title classification not known – this clip chosen to be G
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Please be aware that this clip may contain the names, images and voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who may now be deceased.
This clip contains low-level nudity.
Curator’s clip description
Aerial shots of Hermannsburg in Central Australia are followed by black-and-white historical footage of Indigenous people going about their business on the mission. Interview footage of Pastor F. W Albrecht talking about Indigenous people, their cultural practices and potential contribution to Western society.
Curator’s notes
We get a sense of what it was like for the Pintubi when the strange new culture of the West came to their country. Establishing a trade between the Pintubi and the missionaries was an important aspect of this inter-cultural relationship.
Romaine Moreton, curator
