Loved Up – Endangered
Clip 2: No such thing as an Aborigine
1 min 32 sec
Taken from the documentary Loved Up – Endangered (2005)
Original title classification not known – this clip chosen to be PG
Availability of the complete title
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.
Curator’s clip description
Greg tells us that there is no such thing as an Aborigine. There are Waddi Waddi, Gubbi Gubbi, Walpiri, but the Aborigine does not exist. He offers an explanation of the necessity to strengthen blood ties.
Curator’s notes
The issue of Indigenous singles wanting to marry other Indigenous people is one fuelled by a cultural consciousness. The filmmaker has done something no other Indigenous filmmaker has done – allowing the Indigenous subjects in this film to state that, out of cultural necessity, it is through love they wish to strengthen the blood ties, and maintain the continuum of an ancient culture.
Romaine Moreton, curator
